Impact of a community-based asynchronous review clinic on appointment attendance delays across an eye hospital network in London, UK: an interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of opening a large community-based asynchronous review ophthalmic clinic on attendance delays among patients with stable chronic eye disease attending a London teaching eye hospital network.

Design

Interrupted time-series analysis of routine electronic health records of appointment attendances.

Setting

A large eye hospital network with facilities across London, UK, between June 2018 and April 2023.

Participants

We analysed 69 257 attendances from 39 357 patients, with glaucoma and medical retina accounting for 62% (n=42 982) and 38% (n=26 275) of visits, respectively. Patients over 65 made up 54% (n=37 824) of attendances, while 53% (n=37 014) were from the more deprived half of the population, and 51% (n=35 048) were males.

In

SUBMITTER: Ndwandwe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273167 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature