Research Output
Telephone consultations in secondary care
  Objective
To determine the role of telephone consultations in respiratory medicine.
Design
An observational study.
Setting
Respiratory outpatients department in an inner London teaching hospital.
Participants
Five-hundred sequential patients attending three different outpatient respiratory clinics.
Intervention
Substitution of the next intended consultation with a telephone consultation.
Outcome measures
Proportion of patients suitable for telephone consultation, their availability when telephoned, length of consultation and patient satisfaction.
Conclusions
Telephone consultations are an effective alternative to traditional consultations in a third of respiratory patients attending for hospital follow-up. This style of consultation allows the option of not attending the hospital for a consultation and 23.9% had their consultation at their place of work.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    24 April 2007

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier BV

  • DOI:

    10.1016/j.rmed.2007.03.003

  • Cross Ref:

    10.1016/j.rmed.2007.03.003

  • ISSN:

    0954-6111

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). Telephone consultations in secondary care. Respiratory Medicine, 101(8), 1665-1669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2007.03.003

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