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Palliative medicine outpatient clinic 'no-shows': retrospective review.

Mirza Jacqueline Alcalde CastroAshley PopeYuhua ZhangAhmed Al-AwamerSubrata BanerjeeJenny LauErnie MakBrenda O'ConnorAlexandra SaltmanKirsten WentlandtCamilla ZimmermannBreffni Hannon
Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)
Compared with patients who attended, no-shows lived further from the OPCC, were younger, and had a poorer ECOG. Strategies such as virtual visits should be explored to reduce no-shows and enable attendance at OPCCs.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • palliative care
  • advanced cancer