EXHIBIT 23.1
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corporation
 
    We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-17679 of Talbert Medical Management Holdings Corporation on Form S-1 of our
report dated April 4, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Costa Mesa, California
April 4, 1997