Service redesign interventions to reduce waiting time for paediatric rehabilitation and therapy services: A systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Despite well-documented benefits of rehabilitation and therapy services for children with disabilities, long waiting lists to access these services are common. There is a growing body of evidence, primarily from mixed or adult services, demonstrating that waiting times can be reduced through strategies that target wasteful processes and support services to keep up with demand. However, providers of rehabilitation and therapy services for children face additional complexities related to the long-term nature of many developmental conditions and the need to consider timing of interventions with developmental milestones and education transition points. This review aimed to synthesise available evidence on service redesign strategies in reducing waiting time for paediatric therapy services. We

SUBMITTER: Harding KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature