A one stop consultant led urology clinic is effective and does not lead to missed diagnoses
Published online on March 11, 2016
Abstract
The objective of this study was to review the effectiveness and safety of a one stop urology clinic led by a consultant diagnostic urologist.
Data were collected prospectively on all patients seen by a single consultant diagnostic urologist from February 2007 to February 2008. In 2013, patient records were reviewed and cross-referenced to identify if any patients had been re-referred to the urology service and why.
From 889 referrals, 799 patients attended, of these 689 (86%) were discharged after a single visit with 110 (14%) booked follow-up appointments. Ninety patients were re-referred, only two of these had a significant diagnosis. Thirty-four (38%) had a new referral reason.
The one stop method of consultation is effective and efficient across a range of presenting complaints in urology. It is safe for patients and leads to a high discharge rate with a low re-referral rate without missing clinically significant diagnoses.