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Int J STD AIDS 2009;20:701-703
doi:10.1258/ijsa.2009.009077
© 2009 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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What service users want: a new clinic results service. Can we satisfy both patients' needs and wants?

R Challenor DipGUM FRCP  and S Deegan DFFP

Genitourinary Medicine Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK

Correspondence to: Dr R Challenor Email: rachel{at}challenor.biz

Many clinics still have a ‘no news is good news’ (NNIGN) policy for clinic results. We asked our service users their preferences for obtaining results. We also designed a new clinic results service. Patients were invited to complete a service evaluation questionnaire. They were given nine options for obtaining results and asked to rate acceptability on a 1–9 scale (unacceptable to acceptable). Completed questionnaires were compared with the actual method they chose to obtain results for that visit. In all, 1000 questionnaires (561 females, 439 males) were completed. Average acceptability score was highest for mobile phone (7.7), followed by text (5.8) and letter (5.7). NNIGN (3.7) and returning for results (3.6) received the least popular ratings. When compared with the actual method chosen, mobile phone was the most popular (62%) followed by letter (17%). Only 10% of patients found NNIGN acceptable. Following the evaluation we purchased texting software and redesigned our results service. There are now four options for receiving results – texting, letter, patient telephones us and NNIGN. We believe we have been able to satisfy both patients' needs and their wishes by redesigning our service around their views.

Key Words: results • texting • patient preferences • genitourinary medicine


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