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Letter of referral Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

guide to writing letter of referral

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

1. paragraph

thanks for seeing the paz/ac­­ce­pting the referral
introd­ucing the patient - age, name, gender, job title
one-ph­ase­-co­mpl­ain­t-p­res­ent­ation
reason of the referral
 

2. paragraph

- inform­ation about the resenting complaint
- the history of the presenting complaint
- examin­ations and invest­iga­tions relevant to the current complaint
- the patient suffered
- the condition was caused by
  

3. paragraph

- medical, family, social history relevant to the main medical issue
- medication and allergy inform­ation
- medica­tions and allergies need to be mentioned, even if they are not present
  

4. paragraph

- closing remarks referring to the main purpose of the letter and an offer of further help