To the Editor: Outpatient non-attendance remains a major problem that significantly drains the ability of hospitals to provide efficient and effective outpatient services.1,2 Our earlier pilot study demonstrated the effectiveness of short message service (SMS) text message reminders in improving attendance at the outpatient department in Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital (a 250-bed tertiary referral hospital).3,4
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