Assessment on Present Referral Situation by Trainees of Training Program for Beijing Key General Practitioners and Demands for Referral Criteria

Objective To understand the present situation of medical referral in community health service (CHS) institutions of Beijing and the demands for referral criteria.Methods A questionnaire survey was conduced among trainees of training program for key general practitioners form CHS institutions in Beijing.Results The present situation of referral was unsatisfactory;with a lower referral rate.The major problems were unsmooth referral channel between the higher level hospital and CHS institutions,more up-referral from CHS institutions to higher-level hospital,and no unified referral criteria.General practitioners had an urgent demand for referral criteria.Conclusion In order to improve the two-way referral system,the referral guidelines and referral indicators or main symptoms of diseases for CHS institutions should be made as soon as possible.