An observational study in Surgery, sponsored by University of Aberdeen. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-31.
Sponsored by University of Aberdeen · Observational
This study will send out questionnaires to surgical outpatients and surgeons to gather their views on the appropriate type of surgical outpatient consultation in different clinical scenarios, in order to establish a guideline for surgical outpatient planning.
As above - this study will send out questionnaires to surgical outpatients and surgeons to gather their views on the appropriate type of surgical outpatient consultation in different clinical scenarios, in order to establish a guideline for surgical outpatient planning.
University of Aberdeen is the lead sponsor of 170 studies on the registry; 23 are open to participants now.
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General surgical outpatients General surgeons
PATIENTS
Adults attending general surgical outpatients in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary during the study period presenting with:
SURGEONS
Consultant General Surgeons in NHS Grampian / Tayside and Highlands
Exclusion Criteria:
PATIENTS
SURGEONS
- trainee surgeons.
Attending surgical outpatients
Other: questionnaire
Running surgical outpatients
Other: questionnaire
Survey of views on outpatient consultation format
appropriate type of surgical outcome
What type of surgical outpatient consultation is appropriate for different clinical scenarios i.e. new patient, review patient, post-operative results, breaking bad news, cancer follow-up? This will be assessed by means of a Survey Monkey questionnaire sent out to surgeons in NHS Grampian / Highlands and Tayside and a different Survey Monkey questionnaire sent to patients attending surgical outpatients in NHS Grampian.
Time frame: June 2021
Are there any new surgical patients that can be seen or assessed by video or telephone consultation? Do remote consultations improve efficiency?
Analysis of the results of patient and surgeons' questionnaires will be undertaken to establish whether there are any types of new surgical patients that need not be seen face to face prior to the day of operation. Analysis of results from patient and surgeons' surveys will be undertaken to establish which type of surgical consultation (video, telephone or remote) is most appropriate in different clinical circumstances and this will be fed back to surgical outpatient department to assess impact on outpatient administration.
Time frame: June 2021
Plan to share: No
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