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Messaging advice provided by NHS consultant avoids unnecessary hospital visit for patient with secondary cancer
Healthcare professionals in NCL ICB have access to a range of elective care specialties for Enhanced Advice & Guidance (A&G) provided by out-of-area NHS consultants on the National Consultant Network (NCN), including messaging services for dermatology lesions and dermatology advice.
Urgent Prof-to-Prof Radiology Advice helps speed up prostate cancer diagnosis
Implemented to help reduce unnecessary Emergency Department attendances, Prof-to-Prof Advice also helps to ensure timely access to advice for local healthcare professionals, enabling patients to receive the right care in the right place the first time.
Out-of-area NHS consultant’s dermatology diagnosis speeds up patient care and contributes to GP’s learning in North Central London
Many of the available specialties in North Central London, including dermatology, are provided by out-of-area NHS consultants on the National Consultant Network (NCN), and due to ever-increasing pressures on local services, the ability to receive comprehensive advice is vital.
How Consultant Connect is supporting Hywel Dda University Health Board following the rollout of WGOS 4
The WGOS 4 guidance allows lower risk patients to be cared for within primary care who would have previously been referred to secondary care. This reduces the number of patients needing a hospital clinic appointment and ensures all patients receive the most appropriate care.
The National Consultant Network in practice: supporting clinicians from Birmingham to Staffordshire
The National Consultant Network comprises out-of-area NHS consultants who support clinicians by providing Advice & Guidance via telephone and/or messaging, helping patients receive the right care in the right place the first time.
Streamlining tissue viability referrals and enhancing patient care at the University Hospitals of North Midlands
Since November 2024, clinicians within the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) have had the ability to seek specialist input from the Tissue Viability Team via Consultant Connect for wound management at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
Bypass Numbers feature avoids hospital conveyance for patient with gastrointestinal condition
Accessed via the IG-secure Consultant Connect App, Bypass Numbers enables clinicians to utilise pre-programmed contact numbers for local GP surgeries, allowing them to skip the queue on the public switchboard and speak directly to practice staff for same-day emergency communications, speeding up patient care.
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
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
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 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
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.
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