Patients’ further contact with healthcare professionals after their sore throat test and treat (STTT) consultation, by rapid antigen detection testing (RADT) outcome and antibiotic supply
| STTT consultation | Follow-up phone call | ||||||
| Healthcare professional contacted (number of patients) (reasons for contact where noted) | Antibiotic provided after STTT (n) | Total patients | |||||
| GP | Hospital | Dentist | Nurse | OOH | |||
| RADT needed—result negative and no antibiotic supplied | 23 (Gastro-oesophageal disease (GORD), anxiety, glandular fever, suspected hand foot and mouth, further blood tests to identify issue) | 2 (Repetitive strain of vocal cords) | 1 (Referral to dental hospital) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| RADT Needed—result positive and antibiotic supplied | 29 (allergy to antibiotic supplied, glandular fever, ulcer in throat, referral to ENT) | 2 (Quinsy, drained tonsils) | 0 | 0 | 5 (Course of antibiotics extended; one patient not seen) | 13 | 36 |
| RADT not needed and no antibiotic supplied | 14 (Referral to ENT, mild chest infection, GORD; GPs not seen three patients and referred back to pharmacist) | 0 | 1 (Dental abscess) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Total | 66 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 81 |
ENT, Ear, Nose and Throat; GP, general practitioner; OOH, out of hours.