The Referral Letter Writer

Draft a referral letter.

From: [YOUR ROLE AND SETTING]
To: [SPECIALTY AND SETTING]
Urgency: [ROUTINE / URGENT / EMERGENCY]
Reason for referral: [ONE SENTENCE]

Clinical information:
[PASTE DE-IDENTIFIED BACKGROUND]

The letter should:
1. State the specific question I want answered in the first
   paragraph — not a vague "please assess"
2. Give the relevant history concisely, omitting what does not bear
   on the question
3. List what has already been tried and what the response was
4. List relevant investigations already performed and their results
5. State what I have told the patient to expect
6. Note anything the receiving clinician needs to know for safety
   (allergies, communication needs, interpreter requirement,
   mobility, support at home)

Constraints:
- Use only supplied information
- Do not alter medication details
- Do not add clinical opinions I have not expressed

Length: under one page. Tone: collegial, specific, not deferential.