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Improving the Outpatient Experience. Presenters: Peter Schoch Pam Jones Lisa Adair Damian Armour. Key contact person for this project: Damian Armour, General Manager Surgical Services. Current Situation - Process. Summary of Current Activity.
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Improving the Outpatient Experience Presenters: Peter Schoch Pam Jones Lisa Adair Damian Armour Key contact person for this project: Damian Armour, General Manager Surgical Services
A Previous Successful Improvement Strategy – Booking policy Aim of Project: Improve attendance rate at OAS clinic by offering patients the opportunity to arrange their own appointment Improvement Sought: More flexible booking process, offering patient variety of appointment dates and times (within the constraints of when clinics run) Areas: Orthopaedic Access Service and OA Hip Knee Service When: Implemented August 2006 (with ongoing refinement) Resources: Existing outpatient admin staff – Allocated full time orthopaedic clerk position
A Previous Successful Improvement Strategy- Outcomes New booking process implemented
A Previous Successful Improvement Strategy – Outcomes Audit 1 Audit 2
Lessons Learnt • Document every step of the process • Communication is the key…..