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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.

Hospital @Home Respiratory Medicine line in the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital @Home Respiratory Medicine line in the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Following the launch, in April 2022, of NHS England’s national Hospital @Home (H@H) programme, the ICB within Greater Manchester received funding to develop H@H services across the Northern Care Alliance (NCA).

5 minutes with… the Flow Navigation Centre clinicians in NHS Lanarkshire

5 minutes with… the Flow Navigation Centre clinicians in NHS Lanarkshire

We spoke with three clinicians in NHS Lanarkshire to find out how the Flow Navigation Centre uses Consultant Connect to reduce unnecessary hospital visits and enhance patient care.

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 out-of-area Advice & Guidance is supporting clinicians in Derbyshire

How out-of-area Advice & Guidance is supporting clinicians in Derbyshire

Enhanced Advice & Guidance provided by Consultant Connect has been available to clinicians in Derbyshire ICB since 2016. We spoke with Dr Julia Mason, a GP, to find out how the service supports her in providing the best patient care.

The Ophthalmology pathways in Hywel Dda that are securing the best patient care in the right setting

The Ophthalmology pathways in Hywel Dda that are securing the best patient care in the right setting

We spoke with Nicky Jones, Specialist Optometrist in Hywel Dda, to find out how setting up Ophthalmology pathways via Consultant Connect has benefited optometrists and patients, as well as her and her team.

The benefits of having access to GP Bypass Numbers in Wales

The benefits of having access to GP Bypass Numbers in Wales

One of the most popular uses of the free Consultant Connect App is the pre-programmed Bypass Numbers feature, which allows healthcare professionals in participating areas to skip the queue on switchboard and speak directly to staff at local GP practices.

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