Setting up an arthroplasty care practitioner-led virtual clinic for follow-up of orthopaedic patients

Stone, Martin H; Ferdinandus, Sharon; Smith, Lindsay K; Pandit, Hemant

Abstract

Abstract
This article provides an overview of the set up for an arthroplasty care practitioner (ACP)-led virtual orthopaedic clinic (VOC). Suitable patients attend a local hospital for an X-ray and complete a questionnaire, but do not physically attend a clinic. This has been running successfully in a university teaching hospital and has led to cost savings, a reduction in outpatient waiting times and high levels of patient satisfaction. Similar clinics have the potential to become normal practice across the NHS. This article outlines the steps necessary to implement a successful VOC. The lessons learnt during this exercise may be useful for other ACPs when setting up a VOC.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 9, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Nov 12, 2019
• Publication Date: Nov 14, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 10, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 13, 2020
• Journal: British Journal of Nursing
• Print ISSN: 0966-0461
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 20
• Pages: 1326-1330
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.20.1326
• Keywords: General Nursing
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4575944
• Publisher URL: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.20.1326