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Secondary care
Healthcare that is provided by professionals who do not usually have first contact with patients. This type of care is usually delivered in hospitals or clinics after patients have been referred by their primary care provider, such as a GP, for further treatment.
See also:
Primary care
Related terms
General practitioner (GP), Ambulatory Care and Diagnostics Centre (ACAD), Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), Strategic health authority (SHA), NHS Evidence, Cost-effectiveness threshold (health economics), Defined daily dose (DDD), Acute care, Primary Care Trust (PCT), Foundation Trust (FT), e-Prescribing, Cost-effectiveness league table (healthcare economics), Cost utility analysis (health economics), Department of Health (DH), Healthcare Communications Association (HCA),
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