Table 2

Summary of patient outcomes, onward referrals and imaging requests in the teleotology pilot

VariableResult
Attended appointment58
Did not attend (n)8
Time per patient review (min)10.3
Outcomes (n)
Discharged19 (32.8%)
Face-to-face appointment20 (34.5%)
Video consultation10 (17.2%)
Letter with results9 (15.5%)
Imaging requests (n)27
CT temporal bone6
Cone beam CT3
MRI18
Onward referrals (n)21
Hearing aid14 (24.1%)
Audiovestibular medicine3 (5.1%)
Tinnitus therapy6 (10.3%)