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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 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 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.

Paediatrics Professional-to-Professional Advice speeds up patient care in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board

Paediatrics Professional-to-Professional Advice speeds up patient care in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board

We spoke with a GP in Glasgow to find out how having access to Consultant Connect benefits them and their patients.

Consultant Connect supports expedited dermatology referral in Oxfordshire

Consultant Connect supports expedited dermatology referral in Oxfordshire

We spoke with a patient at Woodlands Medical Centre in Oxfordshire, to find out how her GP’s utilisation of the Consultant Connect App impacted her daughter’s care following a dermatological condition.

Acute Frailty in Dorset | GP case study

Acute Frailty in Dorset | GP case study

We spoke with Dr Laura Godfrey, a GP in Dorset, to find out how the Acute Frailty line via Consultant Connect benefits her and her patients.

How Consultant Connect is supporting Dermatology referrals in Calderdale

How Consultant Connect is supporting Dermatology referrals in Calderdale

Consultant Connect spoke with Carrie Bottomley, Apprentice Healthcare Assistant and General Practitioner’s Assistant at Bankfield Surgery, to find out how PhotoSAF fits into her everyday role and benefits her patients.

GP case study: Enhanced Advice & Guidance in Oldham

GP case study: Enhanced Advice & Guidance in Oldham

In November 2022, Enhanced Advice & Guidance provided by Consultant Connect was launched in Greater Manchester ICB. We spoke with Dr Fathema Johura, a GP in Oldham, to find out how the service benefits her and her patients.

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