Box 1.

Selection of clinical diagnoses appropriate for ambulatory care

Gastroenterology
> Upper gastrointestinal bleed with Rockall score of 0
> Lower GI bleed with no haemodynamic compromise
> Painless obstructive jaundice
> Non-acute abdominal pain
> Gastroenteritis
> PEG related complications
Endocrinology
> Hyperglycemia without ketosis
> Hypoglycemia with full recovery
> Type 1 diabetes without ketosis
> Electrolyte imbalances
> Thyroid disease
Infectious diseases
> Cellulitis
> Osteomyelitis
> Urinary tract infections
Respiratory disease
> Pulmonary embolism
> Pneumothorax
> Pleural effusions
> Asthma
> COPD
> Community acquired pneumonia
> Lower respiratory tract infections without COPD
Neurology
> Transient ischaemic attack
> First seizure
> Seizure in known epileptic
> Acute headache
Oncology 19
> Eg low risk febrile neutropaenia as determined by the MASCC score 20
Miscellaneous conditions
> Falls including syncope or collapse
> Self-harm and accidental overdose
> Anaemia
COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GI = gastrointestinal; MASCC = Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; PEG = percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy