GPs are given cash ‘bribes’ not to send patients to hospital

GPs are given cash ‘bribes’ not to send patients to hospital… Practices promised up to £26,000 if they cut referrals
Doctors are to be offered cash ‘bribes’ to slash the number of patients they send to hospital.

GPs have been promised financial incentives of up to £26,000 for their surgery if they take certain measures to reduce referrals.

Every time a doctor sends a patient to hospital for a scan, consultation or operation, the local NHS trust is charged for the cost of their treatment.

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Article courtesy of the Daily Mail

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Author Sophie Borland