1Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College & Research Institute, Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu
2Associate Professor, Community Medicine Melmaravathur Adiparashakti Institute of Medical Sciences, Melmaravathur, Tamilnadu
*Corresponding author: Dr. Satyajit Pattnaik, MD in Community Medicine (CMC, Vellore, India) Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College & Research Institute Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India, Pin: 631552, Email: drsatyajitpattnaik@gmail.com, Telephone: +919444189003
Referral linkage is a very important in health care not only for providing timely care but also in restoring faith of the people in the system. The referral system within health care suffers from many bolttenecks form care seekers side as well as from the care givers. Referral from lower to higher health centre should be timely, appropriate and adequate. There should be a feedback mechanism from higher to lower centre also.
Referral, higher centre, patients, transportation, feedback
