clinic
Let an agent handle clinics by type, services, access, registration and patient rights.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle clinics by type, services, access, registration and patient rights.
A health care facility focused on outpatient care, such as community health centres, general practice clinics, specialist and youth clinics, and public health centres; some rural clinics function as small hospitals.
What it is for: Providing outpatient diagnosis, treatment, prevention and advice.
It can be find a clinic and its services; book appointments; check registration and inspection; raise complaints.
Distinguishing features
Outpatient care
Primary or specialist
Registered and inspected
Patient confidentiality applies
What it looks like
Buildings with reception, waiting areas and consulting rooms.
How it is recognised
Clinic name and services
Types such as community health centre or youth clinic
Registration with health regulators
Related models
is a kind of - category
is staffed by - staff
is contrasted with - inpatient care
is regulated by - oversight
In practice
Families and kinds
primary care and general practice clinics
community health centres
specialist clinics
youth and sexual health clinics
public health centres
Identifiers
national facility code register id health facilities
Standards and regulation
Health service regulation and inspection
Patient rights and confidentiality law
Accessibility standards
Failure modes and hazards
Unregistered providers
Long waits
Breaches of confidentiality
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.clinic-artifact
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which clinic.
Services differ.
Kind
Primary or specialist.
Kind
Clinic type.
- What kind of clinic is it? definition
- Which services does it offer? provenance
Registration
Regulator.
Registration
Registration.
- Is it registered with the health regulator? provenance
- What did the latest inspection find? provenance
Access Using the clinic.
Access must be fair.
Appointments
Booking.
Appointments
Appointments.
- How can an appointment be booked? action
- Is urgent same-day care available? definition
Accessibility
Needs.
Accessibility
Accessibility.
- Is the clinic accessible, with interpreters if needed? boundary
- Are costs covered? measurement
Rights Patients.
Patients have rights.
Confidentiality
Privacy.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality.
- How is patient confidentiality protected? boundary
- Can young people be seen confidentially? provenance
Complaints
Redress.
Complaints
Complaints.
- How can a complaint be made? action
- Which ombudsman handles it? provenance
Urgent Emergencies.
Clinics are not always emergency services.
Emergency
When to go elsewhere.
Emergency
Emergency routing.
- Is this an emergency that needs emergency services instead? boundary
- What is the local emergency number? action
Out of hours
Alternatives.
Out of hours
Out-of-hours care.
- Where can care be found when the clinic is closed? action
- Is there a phone line? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should clinic types be separate entries?
- How should registers be linked?
- How should services be localised?