The municipal health services offer free STD screening for high-risk groups, funded by the national government. The STD clinic in this large city has traditionally been part of the large city hospital. Time and again, the hospital appears unable to meet all the conditions of the funder.
Trailblazing in health care
As head of the STD-department of the municipal health service, I visit STD outpatient clinics in the country and notice that clinics that are executed by the municipal health services reach the high-risk groups better than the hospital clinics. I therefore propose to transfer the clinic from the hospital to the municipal health service. After the approval of board and management of both institutions, I start the takeover process and develop the new outpatient clinic with experts.
Result
With staff and expertise from the hospital, the municipal health service opens its own STD outpatient clinic and continues to innovate. For example, with selection at the front door, integration of prevention and care, integration of STD and sexual education, partner notification, on-site testing and online testing. The clinic reaches more and more people from high-risk groups and the number of STDs found is increasing.