Addressing both mental and physical health is crucial for providing comprehensive care in today’s healthcare landscape. Jill Lockett, managing partner at SHINE Executive Coaching & Consultancy and former managing director at King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre shares insights gleaned from Consultant Connect’s recent panel discussion she chaired on integrating physical and mental health care:
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Dr Rabi Nambi Wins Dermatology Clinician of the Year 2025
We are delighted to hear that Dr Rabi Nambi, one of Consultant Connect’s two Senior Medical Advisors and Lead Clinician for Consultant Connect’s teledermatology business, has been named the British Association of Dermatologists’ (BAD) Dermatology Clinician of the Year 2025!
How do consultants manage increased A&G workload?
It is undoubtedly proven that Advice & Guidance (A&G) avoids unnecessary hospital visits. However, for A&G to be truly effective, specialists need to manage the workload and reply promptly and reliably.
How to make A&G work for your practice
Advice & Guidance results in better first-time right care and place for your patients. Here is what your GP practice needs to get the most benefits for your patients:
Can your ICB manage the new Advice & Guidance rules?
‘Unintended consequences is what I’m scared of’ – that was the feedback from a senior ICB source this week when asked what they thought of the new NHSE Advice & Guidance spec last month. Read on to find out how we think ICBs can strike the balance…
Press Release: Leicester GPs use tech to cut unnecessary hospital trips
Doctors in Leicestershire use Consultant Connect technology to hunt down local specialists for advice and guidance to make sure patients avoid going to hospital unnecessarily.
Reducing E.N.T waiting lists
GIRFT’s handbook ‘Further Faster Ear, Nose and Throat’ provides best practice guidance to accelerate the reductions of E.N.T waiting lists. Here’s where a remote service that works on local systems and utilises NHS consultants from out of area can support with some of the tasks.
NHS reform: What does offering GPs £20 every time they consult a specialist actually do?
Henry Maas, Head of New Initiatives at Consultant Connect, writes about the logic behind the new reforms and how tech will need to play into their execution.
Reducing neurology referrals
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.
How technology is helping doctors reach underserved communities at home and abroad
Kat James, Director of New Projects at Consultant Connect, one of the UK’s leading telemedicine providers, explains how the use of technology can help patients in deprived areas access better healthcare by streamlining communication between primary care doctors and specialists.