Kat James, Managing Director at Consultant Connect, shares her thoughts on what it really takes to make specialist advice models work at scale and why getting the front door right is one of the most valuable, and most overlooked, opportunities in the NHS today.
Our former co-founders, Jonathan Patrick and Scott Welpton, have joined Safer Birth, building a tool that can flag high-risk labour up to 8.5 hours before a clinician typically would. Here’s what they did next.
Dermatology waiting lists don’t have to be inevitable. Discover how an advice-first SPOA model is helping NHS trusts resolve 58% of cases without an outpatient appointment freeing up over 142 consultant days and cutting backlogs before they start.
This Men’s Health Week, we’re showcasing how Enhanced Advice & Guidance has been employed across the NHS to enhance patient care for men.
South Warwickshire and George Eliot are two of the most-improved A&E providers in England, with 80% of patients now seen in A&E within four hours.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was one of the top five most improved Trusts in England for RTT performance this March, delivering a 15.8% year-on-year improvement.
Having supported 17 NHS Trusts through the Q4 Sprint and achieving a 37% waiting list reduction, Kat James, Managing Director at Consultant Connect, explores why sustainable improvement demands better financial incentives, flexible workforce models, and treating the front door as a core clinical service.
We’re sharing initiatives we are delivering that enhance the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the areas in which we operate.
Our Referral Triage and Clinical Validation service uses the expertise of NHS consultants who work remotely as ‘virtual locums’ to triage referral backlogs in bulk and new referrals as they come in.
We spoke with our Group Customer Success Directors, Emma and Rae, who lead teams delivering Advice & Guidance and Referral Triage services across the NHS.