TY - JOUR T1 - Consultant paediatric outreach clinics--a practical step in integration. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 496 LP - 500 DO - 10.1136/adc.68.4.496 VL - 68 IS - 4 AU - N J Spencer Y1 - 1993/04/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/68/4/496.abstract N2 - 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. ER -