Exploring parental experiences of virtual paediatric neurodevelopmental consultations.

Objective: The coronavirus pandemic resulted in dramatic changes and challenges to healthcare practices. We endeavoured to establish the experiences of families of children attending a neurodevelopmental service after a transition to virtual consultations.

Methods: Anonymous questionnaires were posted to parents of children registered in virtual clinics over a 10-week period.

Virtual outpatient clinic as an alternative to an actual clinic visit after surgical discharge: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: It is standard practice to review all patients following discharge at a follow-up clinic but demands on all health services outweigh resources and unnecessary review appointments may delay or deny access to patients with greater needs.

Aims: This randomised trial aimed to establish whether a virtual outpatient clinic (VOPC) was an acceptable alternative to an actual outpatient clinic (OPC) attendance for a broad range of general surgical patients following a hospital admission.

Patients And Methods: All patients admitted under one general surgical service over the study period were assessed.