What impact do self-referral and direct access pathways for patients have on health inequalities?

Adam Harvey-Sullivan, Heidi Lynch, Abraham Tolley, Guy Gitlin-Leigh, Isla Kuhn and John Alexander Ford

Health Policy, 2024, vol. 139, issue C

Abstract: There is increasing interest in self-referral and direct access as alternatives pathways to care to improve patient access to specialist services. The impact of these pathways on health inequalities is unknown.

Keywords: Self-referral; direct access; review; health inequalities; access (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104951

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