Referral and Consult letters

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Referral and Consult letters

STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE

Structured formatting for consult and referral letters are preferred by family physicians and specialists[1,2]. A template can help organize your thoughts and force the writer to be more concise. A template will also save the writer and the reader time as these letters are shorter and easier to understand.

Below you will find an example of a template of a referral letter and a consult letter [2][3]. As you move through your rotations, take some time to look at referral and consult letters that are written well. Make a point to create a template for consults and referrals that you can use for yourself in your future practice.

Referral Letter

letter FROM the primary care provider TO the consultant[3]

[3]

_{A downloadable version of this paper is available from CFPC}

Consult Letter

- letter FROM consultant TO the primary care provider [2]

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