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- Title
Developing a new one-stop urology diagnostics service.
- Authors
Hillery, Sarah
- Abstract
A newly built NHS 'one-stop' urology diagnostics unit has been created to provide a genuinely patient-centred experience for all new patients presenting with urological symptoms. Patients across the region now receive not only their initial specialist consultation, but also all diagnostic investigations and a treatment plan during a single visit to the unit. The purpose-built service has reduced the patient diagnostic pathway from several visits over many weeks to a matter of hours. The unit has facilities for urodynamic studies, ultrasound, flexible cystoscopy and trans-rectal ultrasound prostate biopsy in addition to full physiological measurement capabilities. Designing a new purpose-built unit in the current healthcare climate brought its own challenges as the project progressed. Having the right nursing team in place was essential, and this article describes the insights afforded in developing the project.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; UROLOGICAL emergencies; DIAGNOSTIC services; UROLOGICAL nursing; PATIENT-centered care; URODYNAMICS; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; CYSTOSCOPY; EMPLOYEE recruitment; INTEGRATED health care delivery; MEDICAL care costs; NATIONAL health services; PATIENT satisfaction; URINARY organ disease diagnosis
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 18, pS22
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2018.27.18.S22