video, telephone or face-to-face consultation a survey
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Video, telephone or face-to-face surgical consultation: a survey of surgeons' and patients' views
IRAS ID
287686
Contact name
sebastian aspinall
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Grampian and University of Aberdeen
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
The COVID crisis has changed the way with deliver healthcare. In outpatients we are now carrying out the majority of consultations via video conference or telephone. There is still a need to see some patients face to face. In order to plan outpatient clinics efficiently it is necessary to determine which type of consultation is appropriate for different scenarios (new patient, review patient, post-operative review, cancer follow-up, breaking bad news). The purpose of this study is to ascertain patients' and surgeons' views on this matter in order to establish rules for these consultations without the need to determine this on a case-to-case basis.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/SC/0039
Date of REC Opinion
28 Jan 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion