Waiting times for and attendance at paediatric ophthalmology outpatient appointments

• Published in: BMJ Vol. 313; no. 7067; p. 1244
• Main Authors: Bowman, R J C, Bennett, H G B, Houston, C A, Aitchison, T C, Dutton, G N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 16.11.1996; British Medical Association; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Group
• Edition: International edition
• Subjects: Amblyopia; Amblyopia - therapy; Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child health services; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Health and social institutions; Health care waiting times; Hospitals; Humans; Medical sciences; Ophthalmology; Organization; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Quality of service; Scotland; Social Class; Strabismus - therapy; Time; Treatment Refusal; Waiting Lists; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Scotland; Human; Evaluation; Eye disease; Strabismus; Hospital consultation; Vision disorder; Amblyopia; Oculomotor syndrome; Child; Statistical study; Waiting time; Public health
• ISSN: 0959-8138; 0959-8146; 1468-5833; 1756-1833
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1244

In Glasgow England in Jul 1994, an outpatient initiative was started to reduce waiting time for first hospital appointments for children referred by general practitioners with suspected amblyopia or strabismus. The benefits of this reduced waiting are discussed.