Patient initiated follow up (PIFU) is an alternative approach to a traditional, fixed appointment-based system that offers a flexible review for patients when needed. It has successfully been implemented across a range of speciality departments worldwide.1,2 In 2022, the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland announced reforms to introduce ‘Patient Initiated Review’ across the organisation as part of a nationwide strategy to tackle long patient waiting lists.3 Here, we will present our experience of PIFU in an Irish Dermatology Department.
This was a single-centre, prospective pilot study identifying patients who were offered PIFU in a Dermatology department in Ireland between April – June 2021.
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