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secondary care

American  
[sek-uhn-der-ee kair] / ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i ˈkɛər /

noun

  1. care given to a patient by a specialist or institution after referral from a primary care provider.


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Some NHS GPs and secondary care consultants have told the BBC that private clinics are profiteering by selling TRT as a quick fix to a complicated problem.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

He said a strategy was needed to ensure primary and secondary care were connected and all levels of the health sector were accessible to people with learning disabilities.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

"Long delays worsen outcomes. It becomes more expensive to treat them. They end up in secondary care, which is more complex - and they fall further from work and become more reliant on benefits."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2025

We now have approximately 1,900 trainees in secondary care training programmes, and 900 in foundation training, as well as 160 GP training places every year.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2025

Victoria Vallance, the CQC's director of secondary care, says inspectors often find the same problems in the maternity services they visit, for example, not managing risk when women are deteriorating.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2022

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