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.
As pharmacists ensure the appropriate use of medicines, in co-ordination with 2025’s theme of ‘Think Health, Think Pharmacist’, we’re sharing how pharmacists across the UK utilise our Enhanced Advice & Guidance service.
In her latest blog, Consultant Connect Joint Managing Director, Kat James, celebrates our latest service development – e-RS Connect.
Our new infographic reveals key impact to date along with service benefits and feedback from NHS Trusts. Find out more and download your copy today.
Our consultant-led long-waiter Referral Triage and Validation service clears waiting list backlogs in bulk and/or new referrals as they come in. The service uses the expertise of the NHS consultants from our National Consultant Network (NCN).
Does your local area need the extra temporary clinical capacity for referral triage and validation? There’s NHS consultant capacity to clear waiting lists remotely:
GIRFT’s handbook ‘Further Faster Neurology’ provides best practice guidance to accelerate the reductions of neurology waiting lists. Here’s where remote ‘virtual locum’ NHS consultants fit in.
Moving local hotline arrangements such as ‘on-call’ or ‘hot-week’ consultant lines to Consultant Connect brings everything in one place, centralising the whole Advice & Guidance process, delivering efficiencies, and benefiting all parties involved. This is exactly what happened to the ‘Integrated Elderly Care Silver Phone’ in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT).
Supporting resident doctors on clinical journeys, Consultant Connect’s Enhanced Advice & Guidance service is used by over half of the NHS in England, Scotland, and Wales, connecting clinicians with specialists for rapid discussions.
We’re working with trusts and commissioners across the NHS to make their telephone advice lines and call before convey strategies more reliable, to be ready by September, in time for winter.