referral (from general practice)
Last reviewed 06/2021
This section includes examples of referral criteria for various conditions seen in primary care.
To find other referral criteria then search on 'referral X' where X is the condition you are interested in.
referral and discharge letters
urgent referral guidelines (patients with suspected cancer)
referral criteria from primary care - abnormal uterine bleeding
referral criteria from primary care - acute asthma
referral criteria from primary care - atopic eczema in children
referral criteria from primary care - atrial fibrillation (AF)
referral criteria from primary care - benign prostatic hyperplasia
referral criteria from primary care - community acquired pneumonia
referral criteria from primary care - COPD
referral criteria from primary care - admission for CVA
referral criteria from primary care - depression
referral criteria from primary care - endoscopy (OGD)
referral criteria from primary care - erectile dysfunction (ED)
referral criteria from primary care - floaters and flashes
referral criteria from primary care - glue ear
referral criteria from primary care (haematuria)
referral criteria from primary care - if family history of breast cancer
referral criteria from primary care - hip osteoarthritis
referral criteria from primary care - hyperthyroidism
referral criteria from primary care - hypothyroidism
referral criteria from primary care - knee osteoarthritis
referral criteria from primary care (low back pain)
referral criteria from primary care - perennial rhinitis
referral criteria from primary care (polymyalgia rheumatica)
referral criteria from primary care - proteinuria
referral criteria from primary care - vertigo and recurrent vertigo
referral criteria from primary care (seborrhoeic dermatitis)
referral criteria from primary care - shoulder pain
referral criteria from primary care - sore throat
referral criteria from primary care - suppurative OM
referral criteria from primary care - suspected cancer