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Open access to orthopaedic appliances for general practitioners.

S Payne, R S Ramaiah, D T Jones

    British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.)
    |February 21, 1987
    PubMed
    Summary

    A new orthopaedic appliance clinic in North Clwyd saw high patient numbers and short waits. General practitioners referred many patients, with most receiving needed orthopaedic supports.

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    Area of Science:

    • Orthopaedic medicine
    • Healthcare management
    • Public health

    Background:

    • General practitioners (GPs) require efficient referral pathways for orthopaedic appliances.
    • Access to specialized orthopaedic services can be challenging in community settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the initial impact and operational efficiency of a new community-based orthopaedic appliance clinic.
    • To assess patient referral patterns, waiting times, and outcomes for orthopaedic appliances.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of patient referrals and appliance provision data.
    • Data collected over a one-year period (1985) from a community orthopaedic appliance clinic.
    • Categorization of referrals by appliance type and analysis of attendance and acceptance rates.

    Main Results:

    • 956 patients were referred by 82 GPs; 860 received an appliance with an average wait time under five weeks.
    • Most common referrals included soft collars (44%), lumbar sacral supports (30%), and dorsilumbar supports (7%).
    • Low rates of non-attendance (3.9%), appliance refusal (5.6%), and inappropriate referrals (0.4%) were observed.

    Conclusions:

    • The community-based orthopaedic appliance clinic demonstrated efficient service delivery with short waiting times.
    • The model of an open-access clinic for orthopaedic appliances appears effective and warrants wider consideration for implementation.
    • Further analysis of referral rates from GPs with community hospital access suggests potential for optimized service integration.

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