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© Royal College of Physicians 2017. All rights reserved. We sought to establish whether an expedited or ‘fast-track’ NHS service to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and establish vocational drivers on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) within 4 weeks of referral was possible. This model is recommended by the OSA Partnership Group. In total, 55 vocational drivers were referred to two sleep services. Assessment showed 73% had moderate or severe OSA on sleep study. Of those commenced on CPAP, review was a mean of 15 days after initiation (range 3–62 days). Median time from referral (or first clinic visit) to review on CPAP was 32 days, showing a ‘fast-track’ pathway is deliverable.
Author(s): West SD, Downie B, Olds G, Tomlinson M, Wotton C, Firth E, McMillan A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Year: 2017
Volume: 17
Issue: 5
Pages: 401-402
Print publication date: 01/10/2017
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
ISSN (print): 1470-2118
ISSN (electronic): 1473-4893
Publisher: Royal College of Physicians
URL: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-401
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-5-401
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