Jonathan Patrick, CEO at Consultant Connect, one of the UK’s leading telemedicine providers, discusses the current situation in the NHS and opportunities going forward.
Do big problems mean big opportunities in the NHS?
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Press Release: Health tech cuts neurology waiting lists by more than half in fewer than two months
Consultant Connect technology enabled the triage of over 1,000 referrals at Kettering General Hospital in fewer than two months. This breakthrough comes at a time when more than 230,000 patients are on neurology waiting lists across England, waiting on average 17 weeks.
‘Call before convey’ in NHS Lanarkshire: six months in
Half a year on from the permanent implementation of ‘call before convey’ in NHS Lanarkshire, the pathway is becoming more and more embedded into every-day ways of working for ambulance clinicians.
Urgent Care Pathways – Examples in Practice
Our new urgent care pathways overview download showcases projects that are paving the way to improve patient care and clinician experiences. Find out more and download your copy today.
Formalising an existing line for better visibility and improved processes
Moving local hotline arrangements such as ‘on-call’ or ‘hot-week’ consultant lines to Consultant Connect brings everything in one place, centralising the whole Advice & Guidance process, delivering efficiencies, and benefiting all parties involved. This is exactly what happened to the ‘Integrated Elderly Care Silver Phone’ in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT).
Get ready for winter this summer
We’re working with trusts and commissioners across the NHS to make their telephone advice lines and call before convey strategies more reliable, to be ready by September, in time for winter.
Cutting down NHS gynaecology waiting times
Kat James, Director of New Projects at Consultant Connect, one of the UK’s leading telemedicine providers, explains how the company is working with the NHS to cut down gynaecology waiting times.
How Advice & Guidance via Consultant Connect is helping to bridge the gap between physical and mental health
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we want to celebrate how NHS healthcare professionals are utilising Consultant Connect services to support with ensuring patients receive the right care faster.
How nurses utilise Consultant Connect services across the UK
This International Nurses Day, we’re taking the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution nurses make to the NHS.
Press Release: Groundbreaking health tech project rolled out to help patients in Scotland avoid unnecessary trips to A&E
This health-tech connects Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) paramedics in the Lanarkshire area with local A&E consultants via the ‘Call Before Convey’ pathway within four seconds.
