Method Over a four-week period details of all patients who missed their Rheumatology
outpatient appointments were collected. Patient demographics and diagnosis, and details of …

METHODS A cross-sectional self-administered anonymous questionnaire was administered
to 166 patients attending Rheumatology clinics at the South Infirmary–Victoria University …

Objective To address perceived inefficiencies in an academic rheumatology practice, a
timing/work‐flow evaluation was initiated to determine the factors that predict the provider …

This article presents a retrospective analysis of patients who attended a rheumatology
specialist practice (with two specialist rheumatologists) between 2016 and 2018 via an …

Dear Editor, Non-attendance at outpatient clinics is a major healthcare problem and affects
all clinical services to varying degrees. The effects of non-attendance include poor clinic …

Objectives Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should be seen by a rheumatologist
promptly; however, there are no recommendations for patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Our …

The objective was to test the hypothesis that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients currently not
receiving specialist care have milder and less active disease than clinic attenders. The …

Objectives. To determine the preferences of rheumatology patients for the time and location
of their out-patient appointments. Methods. All patients attending the rheumatology out …

Dear Editor, We read with interest the publication by Hogan AM et al.[1], which looked at the
potential impact of text message reminders on non-attendance at surgical outpatient (OPD) …

Objective To analyze the impact of a rheumatologist reviewing each newly referred patient's
medical records prior to scheduling an appointment (pre‐appointment management) …