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All case studies relating to Paramedics
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paramedic Case Study
Keith McRavey works for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). He explains how he uses Consultant Connect for prof to prof clinical decisions.
5 minutes with…a Paramedic in Wales
Marcus Viggers has worked as a Paramedic for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) for nearly 20 years. Since May 2020, Ambulance staff across WAST have had access to rapid advice, from specialist clinical teams across NHS Wales, via Consultant Connect. We asked Marcus to tell us about his experience of the service.
Area Case Study | COPD Pathway in NHS Tayside
Since March 2022, paramedics and ambulance clinicians in the NHS Tayside Health Board area have been able to contact their local community respiratory nursing team via Consultant Connect for Professional-to-Professional Advice.
Enhanced Advice & Guidance across Wales: a GP and paramedic case study
Steven Evans, paramedic, and Dr Nakul Gupta, paediatric consultant, discuss how they use Enhanced Advice & Guidance to provide the best patient care.
Paramedic and consultant case study: Prof-to-Prof clinical decisions in Tayside
We spoke with Dr Ron Cook, Consultant Emergency Physician and Jonathon Will, Specialist Paramedic for the Scottish Ambulance Service to discuss how Prof-to-Prof advice via Consultant Connect benefits patients.
GP and paramedic case study: Enhanced Advice & Guidance across Wales
We spoke with two GPs and a paramedic in Wales to find out how Enhanced Advice & Guidance provided by Consultant Connect benefits them and their patients.
Paramedic case study: Emergency Medicine Advice in Scotland
Michael Muir and Keith Dickinson, Paramedics at the Scottish Ambulance Service, describe how they get Emergency Medicine advice for patients.
Milton Keynes area case study: PhotoSAF and Telephone Advice & Guidance
An Advanced Paramedic Practitioner and a GP in Milton Keynes describe how they safely use their mobiles to take IG-secure clinical photos and make calls in both a surgery setting and when visiting patients at home.
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