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Figure 1: Frequency of each diagnosis seen in clinic by
individual appointment. This table includes repeat attendances for the
same pathology as separate data points.
Figure 2: Frequency of each diagnosis in appointments made for
a repeat attendance with the same problem.
Figure 3: Age distribution in patients presenting to the rapid
access clinic.
Table 1: Breakdown of the patients who were managed by
telephone consultation. Including indication for appointment. Unless
otherwise specified the number represents the number of different
patients with the pathology (i.e 3 epistaxis means 3 telephone
appointments for 3 different patients with epistaxis)