The use and limitations of SMS reminders to improve outpatient attendance rates
| dc.contributor.author | Sheil, F | |
| dc.contributor.author | Davis, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lowery, AJ | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hill, ADK | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-17T15:57:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-07-17T15:57:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sheil F et al. The use and limitations of SMS reminders to improve outpatient attendance rates. IMJ. 2014 June 107 (6) | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/323369 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Missed appointments and non-attendance at outpatient clinics are a major cause of inefficiency in the health service. It is estimated that this problem currently costs the Health Service Executive (HSE) up to 33 million annually; each individual non-attendance costs 80 and adds a burden to lengthening waiting lists and a potential delay in assessment and treatment of the non-attending patient. Outpatient Breast Services are currently under particular pressure with a 60% increase in referrals to the Symptomatic Breast Units (SBU) since services were centralised under the auspices of the NCCP in 2007 1 . | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Irish Medical Journal | en_GB |
| dc.subject | OUTPATIENT CARE | en_GB |
| dc.subject | MOBILE PHONE | en_GB |
| dc.subject.other | ATTENDANCE | en_GB |
| dc.title | The use and limitations of SMS reminders to improve outpatient attendance rates | en_GB |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.type | Other | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Irish Medical Journal | en_GB |
| dc.description.funding | No funding | en |
| dc.description.province | Leinster | en |
| dc.description.peer-review | peer-review | en |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-24T12:22:06Z | |
| html.description.abstract | Missed appointments and non-attendance at outpatient clinics are a major cause of inefficiency in the health service. It is estimated that this problem currently costs the Health Service Executive (HSE) up to 33 million annually; each individual non-attendance costs 80 and adds a burden to lengthening waiting lists and a potential delay in assessment and treatment of the non-attending patient. Outpatient Breast Services are currently under particular pressure with a 60% increase in referrals to the Symptomatic Breast Units (SBU) since services were centralised under the auspices of the NCCP in 2007 1 . |
