منابع مشابه
Reducing inappropriate A&E attendances.
over 10 years but were not performing well on ‘access’ because of a high number of patients who did not attend (DNA). We often had over 100 DNAs per month so many appointments were being wasted. I noticed that another local practice which permitted advance booking only 2 days ahead scored better in the ‘access’ survey than our practice. Another local practice was piloting a same day booking sys...
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INTRODUCTION Emergency Departments (ED) in the UK have seen increasing attendance rates in recent years. Departments are now seeking strategies to reduce their attendances. A review of all ambulance attendances to the ED at Ninewells Hospital was conducted to identify if patients presenting by ambulance could be seen and treated more appropriately in other parts of the health service. METHOD ...
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BACKGROUND Failure to keep outpatient medical appointments results in inefficiencies and costs. The objective of this study is to show the factors in an existing electronic database that affect failed appointments and to develop a predictive probability model to increase the effectiveness of interventions. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on outpatient clinic attendances at Tan Toc...
متن کاملDo referral-management schemes reduce hospital outpatient attendances? Time-series evaluation of primary care referral management.
BACKGROUND Ninety-one per cent of primary care trusts were using some form of referral management in 2009, although evidence for its effectiveness is limited. AIM To assess the impact of three referral-management centres (RMCs) and two internal peer-review approaches to referral management on hospital outpatient attendance rates. DESIGN AND SETTING A retrospective time-series analysis of 37...
متن کاملInteresting in- and outpatient attendances at Hogwarts Infirmary and St Mungo's Hospital for magical maladies.
Ailments afflicting wizarding folk are underreported in the muggle world. The recent integration of muggles and magical folk with the return of You-Know-Who (aka He Who Must Not Be Named) may result in a similar affliction of inhabitants of both worlds. We describe interesting maladies afflicting muggles and wizarding folk alike, arising from the use and misuse of magic. We also provide a basic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6024.1521