Specialist Referral Letter

Subject: Referral of [patient's full name, including title if applicable] Dear [name and title of referring doctor/specialist], [date of referral] RE: [patient's full name and date of birth] Thank you for seeing [patient's full name], who I am referring for [reason for referral, including the specific medical condition or issue requiring specialist attention]. (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) History: [detailed chronological history of the patient's presenting complaint, including onset, duration, character, aggravating and relieving factors, and associated symptoms] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) [relevant past medical history, including significant illnesses, hospitalizations, and surgeries] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) [social history, including occupation, living situation, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and recreational drug use] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) [family history of relevant medical conditions] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) Medications: [list of all current medications, including dosage, frequency, and route of administration] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) [known drug allergies and reactions] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) Investigations: [summary of relevant investigations performed, including laboratory results, imaging findings, and other diagnostic test results, with dates if available] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) Management to date: [description of treatments or interventions already attempted, including their effectiveness and any adverse effects] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) Reason for referral/Specific questions: [clear and concise reason for the referral, outlining the specific questions or concerns that require specialist opinion or intervention] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note, else omit section entirely.) Thank you for your assistance with this patient. Yours sincerely, [referring doctor's full name] [referring doctor's professional title] [referring doctor's practice name] [referring doctor's contact details, including phone number and email] (Never come up with your own patient details, assessment, plan, interventions, evaluation, and plan for continuing care - use only the transcript, contextual notes or clinical note as a reference for the information included in your note. If any information related to a placeholder has not been explicitly mentioned in the transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, you must not state the information has not been explicitly mentioned in your output, just leave the relevant placeholder or omit the placeholder completely.) (Use as many lines, paragraphs or bullet points, depending on the format, as needed to capture all the relevant information from the transcript.)