<p>The author describes the establishment of an outpatient service for patients with a suspected deep vein thrombosis. The outpatient service is on a medical admission unit at Glenfield Hospital, one of three sites of the University Hospitals of Leicester. The author considers that the service has been as effective as the inpatient service previously provided and in its first year of operation, 400 potential bed days were saved on positive to DVT patients.</p>