Previous experiences with the hospital
Hospital choice Not important Neutral Important
Patient leaves choice to the GP 37.1 30.3 28.8
GP presents several options to the patient 27.8 9.1 25.4
Patient presents a choice to the GP 16.9 45.5 37.0
Other 15.5 15.2 13.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 1: Patient hospital choice according to the importance attached to previous experiences with the hospital in question (in percent; n=311).