Sir, whenever I make a referral for oral medicine or oral surgery to my local hospital, all subsequent correspondence from the hospital is invariably addressed to the patient's GMP with a copy sent to me. I find this rather insulting; as the referring practitioner, I expect the reply to be addressed to me.
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Walley, A. Reply please. Br Dent J 230, 387 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2908-0
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