We’ve crunched the numbers to reveal the impressive impact and growth of SDEC lines available via Consultant Connect in the last 12 months.
SDEC: Growth and Impact
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Primary Care
Primary Care
In Practice | Rapid Advice & Guidance in Salford
In autumn 2021, Salford Care Organisation, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust were looking for a way of providing same day urgent advice and guidance for primary care whilst also reducing unnecessary attendances and referrals to the hospital. They commissioned Consultant Connect.
Consultant Connect replaces bleep system for rheumatology at Salford Royal Hospital
In April 2022, the rheumatology department at Salford Royal implemented Consultant Connect Telephone Advice & Guidance as a replacement service for their bleep system.
Consultant Connect set up advice line within 24 hours to assist with outbreak of monkeypox
NHS South East London ICS began talks with Consultant Connect on 30th May to assist Primary Care with access to specialist advice amidst the monkeypox outbreak.
Three NHS areas that set up Consultant Connect projects quicker than ever
We’re working with clients across the NHS to implement Advice & Guidance services in time for winter, so if you’re looking for a solution, it’s not too late. The three examples below show NHS areas that set up Telephone Advice & Guidance (A&G) projects quicker than ever.
ENT triage pilot: 39% of long waiters benefit from management plan
A Trust in the North of England asked us to support them with a pilot Referral Triage project, looking at patients who have been on the ENT waiting list for 50-60 weeks. The initial pilot covered 200 patients on the ENT waiting list, and 39% of patients were returned to clinicians in Primary Care with written Advice & Guidance.
Early Impact: Gynaecology triage
In July 2022, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) decided to use Consultant Connect’s Referral Triage service to run a project focusing on their gynaecology waiting list. Over a quarter of the waiting list has been triaged to date, and early results show a significant impact in directing patients to the most appropriate pathway, improving their care.
In Practice | Referral Triage
Our Referral Triage service continues to support NHS hospitals and trusts with their recovery work. Find out how…
5-year contract awarded after successful A&G pilot
Consultant Connect was launched in partnership with NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) as a one-year pilot project to assist with the pressures of Covid-19. Because of the pilot’s success, we are incredibly excited to announce that the project has been awarded a 5-year contract.
Referral Triage Impact: ENT and Urology referrals
We can now reveal the impact of the triage work for over 1,000 referrals across ENT and Urology for a Trust in North England, earlier this year.
