RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Consultant paediatric outreach clinics--a practical step in integration.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 496
OP 500
DO 10.1136/adc.68.4.496
VO 68
IS 4
A1 N J Spencer
YR 1993
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/68/4/496.abstract
AB Ten years' experience of paediatric outreach clinics is reviewed and evaluated. The advantages and disadvantages of paediatric outreach and its possible place in the new era of contracting and more developed community paediatric services are discussed. It is concluded that paediatric outreach increases parental and professional choice and access to paediatric consultant services, increases service flexibility, reduces unnecessary hospital visits, and enables more rational and relevant clinical decision making. Outreach is particularly relevant in areas of deprivation where paediatric needs are greatest.