Zorromorph: Patients with some 'illnesses', for ex: King Epidemic, won't go anywhere else for further diagnoses after the general practitioner. This is with a Ward/general diag/psychiatry all available. It says they have used all of the diagnosis machines available, but that clearly isn't the case.
Any ideas on what to do about this?
This happens often. Basically the game tells you that with your diagnosis rooms your current GP cannot figure out what is the disease.
Typically, you need to get more diagnosis rooms researched. Once you get scanner, x-ray or other additional diagnosis equipment you will be able to diagnose the patient. You get this additional equipment once it is researched. You can check the progress in one of the "buttons" on the lower left side of the screen.
Also check if your GP has high skills. A consultant often can diagnose things that a usual doctor cannot.