Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU)

Many patients with long term conditions do not need regular follow up appointments with our hospital teams. As a result, DBTH has started offering ‘patient initiated follow up’ appointments (abbreviated PIFU for short). This is where you arrange a follow-up appointment as and when you need it, rather than at routine intervals. This means you avoid unnecessary appointments, saving you time, money, causing less stress and anxiety. Patient Initiated Follow-Ups won’t be suitable for every patient, but if your hospital care team think they could be right for you, they will discuss this with you.

If PIFU is accessible and appropriate for you, the healthcare professional in charge of your care will talk to you about it and, if you agree, your name will be added to the PIFU appointment list.

Please keep in mind that your care is and always will be our main concern, and this will have no negative consequences for you.

Use the links below to see relevant information for your condition and to contact the team in charge of your care:

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