Pre-admission assessment clinics: an answer to non-attendance for ENT operations.
Non-attendance by patients for elective surgery with insufficient time to find replacement leads to wasted theatre time and wasted resources. The introduction of pre-admission clinics at the North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough has alleviated this problem and has led to considerable financial savings. A 12 month prospective study has shown an increase in operations performed from 3738 to 3944. Financial savings have not been taken into consideration in this publication.
Dingle
A F
AF
North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, UK.
Bingham
B
B
Krishnan
R
R
Gibb
J G
JG
Thompson
C J
CJ
Flood
L M
LM
D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010343:Patient Admission; D012621:Seasons