Guy’s and St Thomas’ improves waiting list management with DrDoctor

Learn how together we've improved DNA rates by 25%, achieved a 30% patient opt-in rate, empowered 10,200 patients to successfully 'self-book' and generated a total administrative time saving of 340 hours

340hrs

of administrative
time saved

25%

improvement in
attendance rates

30%

of patients opted
into this service
About Guy's and St Thomas'

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust of the English National Health Service, one of the prestigious Shelford Group. It runs Guy's Hospital in London Bridge, St Thomas' Hospital in Waterloo, Evelina London Children's Hospital and community services in Lambeth and Southwark.

Location

London

Annual Appointment volume

1,472,974

Products used

Patient platform

Give patients the ability to view and manage their appointments digitally

Appointment Management

Improve attendance rates and empower patients to choose an appointment that works for them

Patient-led Booking

Improve your waiting list management by inviting patients to book their appointment at a time of your choosing

 

Abstract

Currently, there are 4 million patients on a waiting list in the UK. In 2018, the Dental Medicine specialty at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust were challenged with lengthy waiting lists, compounded by a DNA (did not attend) rate of 12.3%; so partnered with DrDoctor to reduce these by implementing our Patient-led Booking solution. 

In one specialty (Dental Medicine): waiting lists for overdue follow-ups were reduced from 1,500 to 150 patients; the overall DNA rate has reduced from 12% to 9% (25% improvement); 30% of patients who were invited to self-book chose to do so, and; 10,200 patients (9,000 new, 1,200 follow-up) in the Dental Directorate have successfully ‘self-booked’ in the past 12 months, saving a total administrative time of 340 hours.

This case study describes the on-boarding process for DrDoctor’s platform across Guy's and St Thomas', the benefits delivered and the next steps for the partnership.

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