An audit of patient acceptance of one-stop diagnosis for symptomatic breast disease

The impetus for optimizing outpatient provision of breast-care services has come both from the patient and management in order to reduce anxiety and make full use of scarce resources. The one-stop diagnostic clinic for the investigation of symptomatic breast lesions is a relatively recent concept wi...

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Published in:	European journal of surgical oncology Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 492 - 495
Main Authors:	Berry, M.G., Chan, Shirley Y.Y., Engledow, Alec, Inwang, Eno R., Perry, Nicholas M., Wells, Clive A., Marigold Curling, O., McLean, Alison, Vinnicombe, Sarah, Sullivan, Margaret, Carpenter, Robert
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-12-1998 Elsevier
Subjects:	Ambulatory Care Anxiety - etiology Anxiety - prevention & control Biological and medical sciences breast disease Breast Diseases - diagnosis Breast Diseases - psychology Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - psychology clinical audit Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Services - standards Diagnostic Services - utilization Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans London Mammary gland diseases Medical sciences one-stop breast clinics Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Patient Compliance patient satisfaction Prospective Studies Tumors Urban Population Utilization Review London patient satisfaction clinical audit breast disease one-stop breast clinics Human Mammary gland diseases Audit Indication Surgery Satisfaction Exploration Female Diagnosis Mammary gland Malignant tumor Decision tree
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Summary:	The impetus for optimizing outpatient provision of breast-care services has come both from the patient and management in order to reduce anxiety and make full use of scarce resources. The one-stop diagnostic clinic for the investigation of symptomatic breast lesions is a relatively recent concept with well-known service benefits. However, acceptance to the patient has not been previously investigated. The results of this prospective audit demonstrate a high level of patient satisfaction with the multi-disciplinary, one-stop breast clinic.
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ISSN:	0748-7983 1532-2157
DOI:	10.1016/S0748-7983(98)93248-6