Over 95% of family planning clients at both baseline and endline reported being satisfied with the services provided on the day of the exit survey and stated that CHEWs treated them well, were friendly during the appointment, and were responsive to clients' needs.
The performance is spirited, the handling is agile and responsive and the appointments are not just convenient, they are virtually flawless.
Hepatitis nurses and physicians in the three regions with a nurse-supported shared care model reported a range of benefits including shorter waiting times; longer appointments; ability to be more responsive to patient needs; reduced transport costs for patients from regional locations to tertiary centres; increased adherence to treatment; and continuity of care.
Our expectation is that this implementation of a patient-initiated system of care will reduce unnecessary appointments and costs, be more responsive to patients when they need rapid help, and through these processes empower patients to improve their own self-care.
Institutionalising partnerships (through long-term development of trust, engagement of a broad range of staff in joint activities and joint appointment of staff), and developing responsive mechanisms for governing these partnerships (through regular joint negotiation of research priorities and funding issues), can address these challenges in mutually acceptable ways.
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As mentioned, most of the pharmacy nurses ran their clinics on a 'drop in' rather than appointment basis, and hence perceived their services as more responsive to client needs and demands than public (primarily appointment only) centres.
Other appointment facilitators mentioned were reminders, a knowledgeable and responsive reception staff, and consistency of service provider hours, especially in drop-in settings.
While some healthcare providers use text alerts to remind patients about appointments or about submitting data, little use is made of responsive telehealth – the sending and receiving of linked information.
An Administration that is more responsive on immigration issues and more aggressive on the appointment of sympathetic federal judges.
