Advances in healthcare mean more of us are living longer, and, in recognition of the International Day of Older People, we’re showcasing how we support clinicians in providing the best care for these patients.
Moving the service to Consultant Connect introduced a hunt group, allowing calls to be routed to available members of the frailty team, rather than relying on one specialist answering all calls.
For clinicians making time-critical decisions, there was a higher chance of reaching the right specialist quickly, without needing to repeatedly call a busy or unanswered line.
We highlight ways Consultant Connect is already helping systems strengthen their urgent and emergency care offering in time for winter.
In England, the NHS’ Long Term Plan identifies CVD as a clinical priority and the single biggest condition in which lives can be saved over the next 10 years.
For areas facing an imminent SPoA requirement, e-RS Connect can be switched on at specialty level, allowing Trusts to start with the services where there is the greatest operational need rather than undertaking a large-scale system change.
Last year’s panel discussion, ‘Ready, set, flow this winter’, brought together clinical leaders from across England, Scotland, and Wales to share how rapid remote clinician-to-clinician telephone triage is transforming the way patients access care – improving outcomes, reducing admissions, and easing pressure on busy EDs.
We’re showcasing how, as the UK’s leading provider of Advice & Guidance, we’re already enhancing care for urology patients within Scotland.
This Emergency Services Day, we’re highlighting how six ambulance trusts up and down the UK use Consultant Connect to speak rapidly and directly with clinicians to discuss whether A&E is the most suitable destination for their patients.
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.