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Reducing DNA Rates and Increasing Positive Contacts in an Outpatient Chronic Fatigue Service

The Chronic Fatigue Service at East London NHS Foundation Trust recognised and coalesced around its major issue of engaging its service users. Using the systematic approach of quality improvement, and the infrastructure provided within East London NHS FT’s quality improvement programme, it tested a number of change ideas which saw a significant reduction in non-attendance at appointments, an increase in patient cancellations when they could not attend, and an increase in positive contacts with the service. All these improvements surpassed the initial aims set within the project, and have been sustained over the course of 18 months.

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