Using QR Codes to improve patient access

'I work in a mixed secondary school of approximately 1500 students in the Bay of Plenty. I am the only School Nurse. 

Ensuring students can access the health service in a confidential timely manner has been a priority for some time. 

In response to client need, a QR code was developed by our fabulous IT department so that students could book appointments directly into my google calendar. They can do this from their own smart phones. Available appointments were displayed, then when an appropriate time chosen, the time slot disappeared. 

This method ensured the following;

1. Appropriate timely appointments 
2. Complete confidentiality
3. A reminder can be built into the students calendar
4. Tracking of workload
5. Ability to make an appointment at any time of the day or night. 
6. Saving nursing time spent on administrative tasks 

This system allows any client with a smart phone to down load a free QR reader and access this service'.