RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A new model to deliver scheduled outpatient care
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 616
OP 618
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322394
VO 107
IS 6
A1 Tiffany Martin
A1 Sandra Hapca
A1 Nikita Mistry
A1 Ruqayyah Steel
A1 Yi Tse
A1 Thomas Lumsden
A1 Adrian Crofton
A1 Stephen W Turner
YR 2022
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/107/6/616.abstract
AB Here we describe an integrated model for scheduled care (the ‘cluster clinic’). Following a pilot in April 2018, cluster clinics were established across Aberdeen City from April 2019 but not the area surrounding Aberdeen (ie, Aberdeenshire). There were 2360 referrals in 2017/2018 (pre-cluster clinic), and 2615 in 2019/2020 (post-Aberdeen City cluster clinics). The proportions of referrals from City practices seen pre-cluster and post-cluster were 72% and 56%, respectively, and from Shire practices the corresponding proportions were 70% and 65%. The cluster clinic received positive feedback from parents and referring clinicians and was not associated with increased ‘missed diagnoses’ compared with business as usual clinic. The cluster clinic model is a realistic and effective method to deliver integrated scheduled care for children.Data are available upon reasonable request. Data are available on request to s.w.turner@abdn.ac.uk.