Dr. Catherine Conlon:

If we had a data collection system that asked GPs to give a full account of the actual visit, that would be preferable. If a GP is referring a person who has had the first visit with them to hospital, if they record it on the return as “person referred to hospital”. That explains that return for one visit only. We could do it by asking GPs to give an account of their return for one visit only. That would be a more ethical way to do it. GPs should be asked why are they making a return for one visit only. That would be the most sound way to do it.