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For GP practices returning work inappropriately transferred from secondary care. Choose the issue and the specific request, adjust the highlighted choices, then copy the letter into your own document to add patient details and practice branding. Endorsed by Lothian LMC, citing positions agreed with the Lothian Interface Group.
These templates cite Clinical Work Across the Interface (Lothian GP Subcommittee & Lothian Interface Group, January 2024), LIG's Blood Tests Across the Interface guidance, the Scottish Government and BMA endorsed principle that the clinician who requests an investigation is responsible for acting on the result, GMC Good Medical Practice and BMA Scotland safe workload guidance.
They are a starting point, not a substitute for judgement — adapt to the circumstances, and contact the LMC office if you are unsure whether a request is appropriate.