Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Outpatient appointments. Feeling a bit peaky.

R Jones1

  • 1West Berkshire Priority Care Trust.

The Health Service Journal
|December 29, 2000
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Healthcare appointment waiting lists peak in September due to mismatches between general practitioner referrals and consultant availability. Analyzing clinic schedules and working days is crucial for improving National Health Service (NHS) productivity and patient flow.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Ultrastructural analysis of contractile cell development in lung microvessels in hyperoxic pulmonary hypertension. Fibroblasts and intermediate cells selectively reorganize nonmuscular segments.

The American journal of pathology·1992
Same author

ACP Broadsheet No 134: December 1992. How to harvest bone marrow for transplantation.

Journal of clinical pathology·1992
Same author

Identification of an abundant monkey epididymal transcript encoding a homologue of human CAMPATH-1 antigen precursor.

Biochimica et biophysica acta·1992
Same author

Eating habits and eating disorders during pregnancy.

Psychosomatic medicine·1992
Same author

Effect of radiation dose on the development of mixed haemopoietic chimerism following T cell-depleted allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

Bone marrow transplantation·1992
Same author

Reasons for consultation in irritable bowel syndrome: symptoms and patient characteristics.

The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners·1992

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Services Research
  • Operational Research

Background:

  • Patient waiting times for outpatient appointments exhibit seasonal patterns, notably peaking in September.
  • Variability in National Health Service (NHS) productivity is influenced by annual fluctuations in the number of working days (251-255).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors contributing to the seasonal peak in outpatient appointment waiting lists.
  • To identify key variables influencing NHS productivity and appointment scheduling.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of GP referral patterns and consultant appointment availability.
  • Examination of the impact of clinic scheduling, specifically the day of the week, on appointment forecasting.
  • Correlation of annual working day variations with NHS productivity metrics.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • A significant rise in outpatient appointment waiting lists occurs annually in September.
  • Discrepancies between GP referral timing and consultant clinic schedules contribute to appointment backlogs.
  • The day of the week for consultant clinics is a critical factor in predicting appointment availability.
  • The number of working days per year directly impacts overall NHS productivity.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing the mismatch between GP referrals and consultant availability is essential to manage September's peak waiting times.
  • Optimizing consultant clinic schedules, considering the day of the week, can improve appointment forecasting and patient flow.
  • Standardizing the number of working days or accounting for variations is necessary for accurate year-to-year NHS productivity comparisons.