title: The rise of the referral sector.
abstract: The private referral sector in the UK has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Continuing Veterinary Record's series of articles discussing the state of different sectors of the veterinary profession, Dick White considers how the sector has evolved and how it might continue to develop.
authors.affiliation: Dick White Referrals, Station Farm, London Road, Six Mile Bottom, Cambridgeshire CB8 0UH, e-mail: dw@dwr.co.uk.
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013038:Specialization; D006113:United Kingdom; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*