Referrals from general practice to consultants in Germany: If the GP is the initiator, patients' experiences are more positive

Table 4 Consultants' experiences (n = 430)

	N	(strongly) agree %
Clear referral goal by GP #	398	95%
Adequate information on the patients' medical history by GP #	261	61%
Adequate information on prescriptions by GP #	208	48%
More information on the patient desired	93	22%
Adequate information to patient on the referral by GP #	376	87%
I would have prefered to refer the patient	10	2%
Referral was appropriate	390	91%
Patient should have been referred earlier	46	11%

# Items that were included in the scale "consultant experiences" (alpha = 0.7151).

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