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A combined group and individual long-term out-patient clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Abrahamson  and
Elizabeth Fellow-Smith
David Abrahamson
Affiliation:
Redbridge & Newham Districts; Goodmayes Hospital, Goodmayes, Essex IG3 8XJ
Elizabeth Fellow-Smith
Affiliation:
Goodmayes/London Hospital Rotation
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Complaints of delays at out-patient clinics are common; a Newham patient's complaint that she had not been kept waiting long enough was correspondingly puzzling but has subsequently proved very fruitful. Her explanation that discussions with other waiting patients and the OPD nurse were often more helpful than the interview with the doctor triggered the development of a clinic designed for fuller participation of patients and staff.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 8 , August 1991 , pp. 486 - 487
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