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Think about your nurse clinic’s space
Determine when and where your clinic will open, and for how long
Will there be a regular room allocated to the nurse clinic on the day of your clinic? This will be one of the points of negotiation when you first plan your clinic.
Other factors that will impact on the operations of your clinic include:
"When I first started, there was never a question that I would have a room; it was which room is it going to be?"
You will need to determine the clinic day and time; this has a huge impact on budget projections, community clinical outcomes, and much more. You may decide to run it every day at a set time. Alternatively, you may decide to integrate the clinic into you daily work.
You may need to consider:
maximising patient throughput
being flexible to reach your target audience
staffing and resourcing availability
You will also need to decide how long appointments will be. These may need to be adjusted as you start to see patients and have a better understanding of the average length of time it takes to see each person. If you plan to operate your clinic after business hours, contact your local council to make sure there are no restrictions or zoning issues.
Equipment that may be needed for a nurse clinic includes:
Staffing & HR
Systems & processes
Read the nurse clinic case studies for their experiences with locations and facilities