Establishing a multidisciplinary one-stop thyroid clinic: an innovative model to expedite thyroid cancer diagnosis and enhance patient-centered care
The OSTC model delivers faster, more accurate thyroid nodule assessment with reduced appointment burden and improved diagnostic yield. It is a reproducible and cost-effective model that supports NHS priorities and enhances patient-centered care.
Authors
- Sofia Otero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-7708)
- Virginia Rozalén García
- Tim Beale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-1549)
- Tom Kurzawinski
- F Monne
- Sepideh Amin
- Karen Bosch
- Abdullah Al-Omar
- Xin-Yin Kowa
- Carmel Evans
- Tarek Ezzat Abdel-Aziz
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000004826
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00