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PATIENTS will only be given hospital appointments as a ?last resort? under radical cuts to NHS clinics, it has emerged.
Doctors are to encourage patients to look after themselves at home and face-to-face appointments will be replaced with ?virtual? consultations.
Drastic changes to NHS outpatient services are being planned across Scotland to speed up waiting times and take the burden off cash-strapped wards.
Around 10 per cent of routine referrals are being cut to save ?17 million annually on ?wasted appointments?, and ease pressure on Scotland?s hospitals.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/snp-cuts-face-to-face-hospital-appointments-1-3290799
Doctors are to encourage patients to look after themselves at home and face-to-face appointments will be replaced with ?virtual? consultations.
Drastic changes to NHS outpatient services are being planned across Scotland to speed up waiting times and take the burden off cash-strapped wards.
Around 10 per cent of routine referrals are being cut to save ?17 million annually on ?wasted appointments?, and ease pressure on Scotland?s hospitals.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/snp-cuts-face-to-face-hospital-appointments-1-3290799