Dr David Griffiths is a practicing GP and the Medical Director of Consultant Connect. In this blog he writes about how Mental Health impacts his work as a GP.
A Doctor Writes – Mental Health is a key part of my job
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HSJ Article – Helping paramedics make right decisions
Read this HSJ feature about our project that enables paramedics to speak directly with ED clinicians. It’s helping them make decisions about the best place to treat NHS patients.
HSJ Article – Case study: Using telehealth to improve emergency care
Read this HSJ feature to find out how access to Phone Advice & Guidance helped a paramedic speak directly to a senior clinician and make a time critical decision for a patient.
HSJ Article – Advice from emergency consultants one phone call away
Read this HSJ feature to find out why a Scottish health board rolled out a system that provides GPs and paramedics with immediate advice and guidance from emergency department consultants.
HSJ Article – Technology can help healthcare professionals work smarter
Technology can help healthcare professionals work smarterA feature created by HSJ Read the full feature on HSJDownload a PDF version of the featureOr read it below: The staffing crisis in the NHS has been building for quite some time. Finally,...
HSJ Article – The impact of networks in supporting Primary Care
The impact of networks in supporting primary careA feature created by HSJ in co-operation with Heywood Middleton and Rochdale CCGWritten by Claire Read, HSJ Read the full feature on HSJDownload a PDF version of the feature Or read it below: ...
HSJ Article – Harnessing teledermatology to improve cancer care in Leeds
Harnessing teledermatology to improve cancer care in Leeds A feature created by HSJ in co-operation with the Leeds Cancer Programme Written by Claire Read, HSJ Cross-sector collaboration to improve cancer care is not a new idea in Leeds, but a fresh...
Superimprovers continue to make progress despite pressure
We are always interested in reading articles about the challenges facing our healthcare system. However, we find that many seem to focus on ongoing winter pressures and associated number analysis and predictions rather than offering a way forward. It’s also clear that...
Experts discussed “Easing ‘year-round’ winter pressure” in our webinar
In our webinar last month, experts including the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and commissioning experts from the number 1 A&E Luton & Dunstable University Hospital shared their ideas about managing winter and year-round pressure. Our...
Why CAMHS keeps hitting the headlines
In this article, Jenny Welling-Palmer, our Mental Health lead, who has held strategic and operational roles in a number of large teaching hospitals, shares her thoughts. It is hard to get through a week in the press without seeing child and adolescent mental health...