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Improving Clinical Practice and Service Delivery
P102 Integration of clinic services with online sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing (sh:24) in camberwell, se london: impact of active referral of asymptomatic testing online in 2016
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  1. Katy ME Turner1,
  2. Adam Zienkiewicz1,
  3. Katharine Looker1,
  4. Sharmani Barnard2,
  5. Michael Brady3,
  6. Joia da Sa4,
  7. Gillian Holdsworth4,
  8. Jonathan Syred2,
  9. Paula Baraitser2
  1. 1University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  2. 2Kings College London, London, UK
  3. 3Kings College Hospital, London, UK
  4. 4SH:24, London, UK

Abstract

Introduction An online service was implemented in an area with high burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor sexual health outcomes. The aim was to improve access and availability of sexual health, fully integrated within NHS services. This study looks at the impact of a change in management, whereby asymptomatic patients seeking STI testing in the GUM clinic were directed to the online service.

Methods We compared clinic attendance in 2016 before (quarter 2, Q2) and after (quarter 3, Q3) the change in clinical practice. Individual level clinic attendance data were collated and summarised as simple STI test performed (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis) or complex service required. We also compared service use by age, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Changes in pattern of clinic attendance between the quarters were analysed using a Chi2 test.

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Changing pattern of GUM clinic use.

Results

There were significantly fewer simple STI tests (Chi-squared, p<0.001) and more visits requiring complex services (p<0.001) in Q3 versus Q2.

Discussion Following establishment of efficient online STI testing, the clinic changed its triage practice: asymptomatic patients seeking STI testing were directed to use the online service. The change appears to facilitate a higher proportion of more complex visits although the absolute number of visits has decreased.

https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053232.146

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