In plain English
This means transmitting the document that directs a patient's care to another provider or service. It refers specifically to sending that referral document by fax.
In context
Here, it is an instruction to send the patient's referral document to another healthcare provider or service by fax.
- Situation
- Booking appointments, checking in, joining waitlists, and handling referrals
- What it communicates
- instruction to send the referral by fax
Meaning limits
The term itself does not show whether the referral was received, accepted, or completed.
Examples
“After the consultation, the GP faxed the referral to the renal clinic.”
“Please fax the referral to the imaging service this afternoon.”