Admissions
The primary outcome measure was number of unplanned admissions per month. Over the four-year period and this showed a significant reduction. Median number of unplanned admissions per month decreased from 6(2.5-8.5) in the control period, to 3.5(2-5) p=.04 after introduction of the clinic. In particular, there was a significant difference between the numbers admitted without inflammation or infection before and after commencement of the service. In the two years prior to the clinic commencing there were 68 admissions without inflammation, and 63 with inflammation. While the numbers admitted with inflammation remained relatively stable at 59, the number admitted without inflammation reduced to 28 (p=.005). Point biserial correlation showed a moderate negative correlation between monthly admission rates and whether the month fell before or after the commencement of the clinic r=-.32931 (p=.02228) In the period since the commencement of the clinic there is a moderate negative correlation between monthly admissions and time since commencement R=-0.35 (two sided p=0.0392)