Is er behoefte aan flexibelere openingstijden van klinieken?

Feeney CL, Roberts NJ, Partridge MR. Do medical outpatients want 'out of hours' clinics? BMC Health Serv Res 2005;5:47.

Keuzemogelijkheden voor de patiënt is een belangrijk thema in de huidige gezondheidszorg. Er is weinig bekend over de wensen van patiënten met betrekking tot de timing van poliklinieken

BACKGROUND: Patient choice is a major theme in current healthcare delivery. Little is known about patients' wishes regarding the timing of medical outpatient clinics. METHODS: A questionnaire survey of 300 sequential patients attending cardiac and respiratory clinics to determine patients preferences for out of hours and weekend outpatient clinics. (Out of hours defined as a clinic after 5 pm on Mon - Fri) RESULTS: Two hundred and 64 patients completed the survey of which 165 (62.5%) wanted either an out of hours clinics or a weekend clinic. Sixty four (38.8%) specifically stated that this was because of work commitments but for many others, the reasons given were easy to justify. CONCLUSION: Current provision for outpatient consultation may not be convenient for many patients with heart and lung disease. A fuller evaluation of the cost and benefits of more flexible clinic hours is now needed

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