An express sexual health service: in and out in a jiffy.

Conclusions The express service was well received by clients and has the potential to improve client waiting times, increase clinic capacity and improve the overall client journey through the clinic.What is known about the topic? Express service options for testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are being introduced both in Australia and overseas. Express services have been shown to increase clinic capacity and can create cost savings. They appear to be acceptable to clients.What does this paper add? This paper demonstrates that an express service option can be successfully introduced in an at-risk multicultural population.What are the implications for practitioners? The present study helps show that new models can be successfully introduced into long-standing traditional service models. Such models can help improve efficiency, clinic capacity and may produce cost savings. An express clinic is an option for screening asymptomatic clients for STIs. Clients complete a self-collected history and take self-collected specimens, and clinician-collected blood tests and throat swabs are advised accordingly. PMID: 26433873 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research