Patient access to GUM clinics
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Maintaining patient access to GUM clinics: is it compatible with appointments?
OBJECTIVES To determine whether a planned change from a walk-in service to a system in which 35% of appointments were prebooked and 65% obtained on the day, preserved access to the service for patients with, or at risk of, STIs. To describe patients' attitudes and behaviours in relation to accessing the clinic, and relate these to disease status and other epidemiological factors. To evaluate th...
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OBJECTIVES To assess the variability in time taken for a patient to be seen in a genitourinary (GUM) clinic in the United Kingdom having contacted that clinic by telephone and compare this with GUM physicians' expectations. METHODS A postal questionnaire was sent to lead GUM physicians asking when they thought patients with two specific clinical scenarios would be seen in their clinics. Follo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.1.1