External validation of the Rapid Assessment Prioritisation and Referral Tool for multidisciplinary teams in medical assessment and planning units

Abstract

Findings supported the external validation of the RAPaRT. In addition, this investigation made a novel contribution in demonstrating that positive RAPaRT responses were associated with requirement for admission to an acute hospital ward and length of stay.

A physiotherapy led Soft Tissue Injury Clinic is an efficient and cost effective model of care. A paediatric specific interrupted time series study

“…High demand for clinic appointments may contribute to difficulty accessing fracture clinic appointments in a timely manner [5]. This has led some health services to consider whether efficiency gains can be achieved through service redesign [5][6][7][8], and this has occurred successfully in some adults fracture clinics [5,7,8]. Some referrals from emergency departments to fracture clinics may be considered inappropriate and a source of service inefficiency when no orthopaedic specialist review is required [5].…”