One in Seven Patients Referred to Hospital in Denmark Is Turned Away

One in seven patients referred to hospital in Denmark is turned away

Last year, Denmark's hospitals turned away 200,000 patients who were referred to hospital by their doctors for special examinations, which corresponds to around one in seven patients.

1 in 7 referred patients rejected by hospitals - The Copenhagen Post

Last year, hospitals rejected 200,000 patients referred by their general practitioners for specialist examinations, corresponding to one in seven referred patients. While referrals were rarely rejected before 2018, numbers have since exploded. Jørgen Skadborg, chairman of the Organization of General Practitioners, warned that these rejections delay diagnoses and treatments, calling for legislation to stop them. […]