title: Outpatient clinic numbers: a review of standards and current practice.
abstract: This article explores current recommendations for the safe and efficient running of outpatient clinics, why non-adherence exists, the consequences of non-adherence, and what can be done to improve standards. It promotes adherence to recommendations by both clinical and managerial staff.
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose and Throat Registrar, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W6 8RF.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Beegun
authors.affiliation: Foundation Doctor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.affiliation: Locum Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassaan
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D004501:Education, Medical; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors