Understanding a young adult Diabetes service’s accessibility: Have virtual appointments helped?
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Megan, Umer
Hitchcock, Megan
Heath, Jen
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diabetes , virtual appointments , Diabetes service’s accessibility , young adult
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Abstract
The young adult Diabetes clinic at Bedford Hospital identified an ongoing high rate of ‘Did Not Attend’ (DNAs), which they expected to reduce as a a result of offering virtual appointments during the Covid-19 pandemic
However, as of Oct. 2020; 16% of patients still hadn’t been seen for over a year.