title: Pre-admission clinics. Smooth operators.
abstract: A nurse-led clinic providing assessments for surgical patients before their admission has proved popular with patients and staff. It has reduced the need for patients to come in the night before their operation and has cut non-attendance. The clinic is being expanded to cover all surgical specialties.
authors.affiliation: Harrogate District Hospital.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stokes-Roberts
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom