COVID-19

COVID-19

Tackling gynaecology waiting lists

NHS areas across the country face waiting list backlogs for many specialties, including gynaecology, and staffing issues make it challenging to tackle the elective restoration work. Consultant Connect is being commissioned to support NHS trusts with clinically validating and appropriately prioritising referral waiting lists.

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How Messaging is being used across the NHS

Patient safety is enhanced when NHS staff can quickly communicate confidential patient information between teams. Fully encrypted instant messaging services are becoming a vital part of the NHS toolkit. In fact, 50% of Advice & Guidance messages sent via Consultant Connect have resulted in patients avoiding an unnecessary trip to hospital.

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Avoiding Hospital for the Elderly this Winter

The coronavirus has had a disproportionate impact on older people. In this blog article, we uncover how Consultant Connect’s Enhanced Advice & Guidance is being used across the UK by healthcare professionals – including GPs, Paramedics, Care Homes – to help keep this patient cohort out of hospital, where appropriate.

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