title: Copies of clinic letters to the family.
abstract: In April 2004 guidelines were introduced advising that letters to the GP should be copied to parents of young people. A study was carried out to ascertain the views of young people and their parents as to who they felt should receive correspondence after an outpatient appointment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Bath NHS House, Newbridge Hill, Bath, UK. dvdbartle@aol.com
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bartle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diskin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations