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Enhanced Advice & Guidance in Coventry

Enhanced Advice & Guidance in Coventry

We spoke with a physician associate, a GPST3 and a GP in Coventry, about Enhanced Advice & Guidance.

Area Case Study | NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICS

Area Case Study | NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICS

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes ICS was created in early 2020 when the previous individual NHS areas merged into one. Since this development, their project in partnership with Consultant Connect has grown year on year. In this article, we look at the key milestones and usage stats since the project's launch.

How NCN consultants are helping to transform patient care in Medway and Swale

How NCN consultants are helping to transform patient care in Medway and Swale

Consultant Connect’s Enhanced Advice & Guidance service enables Medway and Swale ICP clinicians to access rapid and secure specialist input via telephone and photo messaging from more than 30 specialties. Due to locally unavailable services, many of the specialties provided are delivered by out-of-area NHS consultants on the National Consultant Network (NCN).

The Paediatrics 2WW Pathway that is speeding up cancer diagnoses and avoiding unnecessary hospital visits

The Paediatrics 2WW Pathway that is speeding up cancer diagnoses and avoiding unnecessary hospital visits

Consultant Connect's groundbreaking technology connects clinicians with UHCW specialists for rapid communication, allowing children to receive diagnoses and treatment plans quicker.

The Acute Paediatrics line that has tripled Consultant Connect usage in NHS Lanarkshire

The Acute Paediatrics line that has tripled Consultant Connect usage in NHS Lanarkshire

The introduction of the Acute Paediatrics line led to the overall usage of Consultant Connect in Lanarkshire tripling, therefore ensuring patients are treated in the right place for their care the first time. We spoke with Dr David Beattie, the Acute Paediatrics Consultant who helped set up the line, to find out what the catalyst for change was:

How Consultant Connect is transforming tissue viability referrals in South Warwickshire

How Consultant Connect is transforming tissue viability referrals in South Warwickshire

The Tissue Viability Photo Messaging service enables clinicians within South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust to securely send high-quality patient images to the Tissue Viability Team.

The messaging pathway that is expediting cancer diagnoses in North Central London

The messaging pathway that is expediting cancer diagnoses in North Central London

A year on from the launch of the Suspected Head & Neck Cancer messaging service in North Central London ICB, we caught up with two clinicians to find out how the pathway has since progressed.

How Consultant Connect tech enabled WAST clinicians to avoid hospital visit for vulnerable cancer patient

How Consultant Connect tech enabled WAST clinicians to avoid hospital visit for vulnerable cancer patient

Our recent summer 2024 feedback survey found that 73% of WAST clinicians would recommend Consultant Connect to a colleague. We spoke with WAST EMT Shaun Martin-Brand to find out why his experience has been so positive.

How the Infectious Diseases Advice line in Greater Glasgow and Clyde is speeding up clinical communication

How the Infectious Diseases Advice line in Greater Glasgow and Clyde is speeding up clinical communication

Following the launch of the Infectious Diseases Professional-to-Professional Advice line via Consultant Connect, we spoke with clinicians to discuss its benefits.

The Consultant Connect service that is engendering better and quicker communication between Public Health Wales and Primary Care

The Consultant Connect service that is engendering better and quicker communication between Public Health Wales and Primary Care

In October 2023, the first pan-Wales Telephone Advice & Guidance line provided by Public Health Wales via Consultant Connect was launched, providing access to all NHS clinicians in Wales.

How accessing Consultant Connect from a computer is supporting clinicians in Powys Teaching Health Board

How accessing Consultant Connect from a computer is supporting clinicians in Powys Teaching Health Board

We spoke with Hannah Meredith to discuss how the Desktop Calling feature allows her to access timely advice in an area with poor mobile signal.

Medical SDEC advice line expedites patient’s diagnosis for rare disorder in Cardiff and Vale

Medical SDEC advice line expedites patient’s diagnosis for rare disorder in Cardiff and Vale

Following the launch of the transformative SDEC provision at the University Hospital of Wales, we spoke with Dr Jonathon Campbell, GP Partner at North Cardiff Medical Centre.

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