A new clinic has opened in Poole offering support and treatment for patients with respiratory conditions, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The service is based at University Hospital Dorset’s Outpatients Assessment Centre on the former St Mary’s Maternity Unit site. It provides specialist diagnostics such as spirometry and lung function testing in a single local hub, reducing the need for patients to travel to multiple appointments.
The clinic is part of the Community Diagnostic Centres Programme and has been set up in partnership with three Primary Care Networks: Poole Central, Shore Medical and Poole North. The aim is to cut waiting times while improving access to assessment and management services in the community.
Anna Szyfner, Operational and Performance Manager for the Outpatient Assessment Centre, said the new approach was already benefiting patients. She explained that convenient parking, drop-off access and support from the Outpatients Team made it easier for people to attend and receive the care they need.
She added that the project demonstrated how close collaboration between primary and secondary care can improve access and deliver high-quality, patient-centred services for local people.
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