Early ward discharge clinic: facilitating discharges and prompt follow-up for medical inpatients in a district general hospital.

Early discharge and follow-up for medical admissions could facilitate reduced length of stay and improve patient satisfaction. However, evidence to confirm this is lacking. Peterborough City Hospital (PCH) designed an early ward discharge clinic (EWDC) service embedded within its acute medicine department to provide clinicians with the opportunity for a prompt clinical review following a hospital admission.

New take on the post-take ward round: a quality improvement project undertaken in a district general hospital.

A patient's first encounter with a consultant clinician, known as the post-take ward round (PTWR), is a pivotal encounter at the start of their hospital journey. It is a chance for a review of history, examination and investigations, formulation of preliminary diagnosis and management plan. High-quality patient care is reliant on effective communication of clinical information between teams, and the PTWR record is an integral part of this handover of information across different clinicians, medical teams and wards.

Recurrent Multiple Dyselectrolytemias Secondary to Episodic Water Intoxication in a Young Lady: A Case Report.

Water intoxication is a life-threatening disorder accompanied by brain function impairment due to severe dilutional hyponatremia. We present a young woman who had multiple emergency admissions with severe dyselectrolytemias involving several electrolytes. Further assessment revealed a long history of chronic polydipsia and episodic water intoxication.

Patient Satisfaction With the Use of Telemedicine in the Management of Hyperthyroidism.

Introduction We have been using telemedicine in the management of hyperthyroidism since 2010. Although telemedicine has been used in different areas of healthcare management for several years, its importance was highlighted during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this survey was to assess patient satisfaction with the use of telemedicine in the management of hyperthyroidism.