PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alan Goodridge
AU  - Douglas Woodhouse
AU  - Janet Barbour
TI  - Improving patient access at a movement disorder clinic by participating in a Process Improvement Program
AID  - 10.1136/bmjquality.u479.w1007
DP  - 2013 Jan 01
TA  - BMJ Quality Improvement Reports
PG  - u479.w1007
VI  - 2
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/2/1/u479.w1007.short
4100  - http://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/2/1/u479.w1007.full
SO  - BMJ Qual Improv Report2013 Jan 01; 2
AB  - Our multi-disciplinary neurology team were dissatisfied with long access times for consultation for new referrals. We participated in a rapid process improvement workshop and a structured improvement process. Over a six-month period we were able to reduce our access time for initial appointment for patients with suspected movement disorders from 133 to 20 days. We implemented a 'carousel' multi-disciplinary appointment and a standardised clinic form that improved the flow of patients and that we estimate will save 150 hours of physician time and 320 hours of administrative time per year.