Is your current Advice & Guidance (A&G) activity unlocking all your eligible Elective Recovery Fund (ERF) money? Patients diverted away from hospital through A&G attract a tariff of £225, but if your monthly A&G data reporting to EROC is falling through the cracks, you could be missing out!
The fact that hospitals are overwhelmed and not always the best place to navigate certain types of patients is not new information. That’s why four NHS leaders from across the UK shared insight into how they’ve set up proven UEC pathways at our recent webinar.
Advances in healthcare mean more of us are living longer, and, in recognition of the International Day of Older People, we’re showcasing how we support clinicians in providing the best care for these patients.
Established to inspire and celebrate collaborative working, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are a national initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Traditionally, this is the time of year when ‘surprise’ NHS winter money is released.
This Emergency Services Day, we’re highlighting how seven ambulance trusts up and down the UK use Consultant Connect to speak rapidly and directly with clinicians to discuss whether A&E is the most suitable destination for their patients.
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 highlight ways Consultant Connect is already helping systems meet the requirements set out in NHSE’s latest single point of access (SPoA) guidance in time for winter.
Our Referral Triage and Clinical Validation service uses the expertise of NHS consultants who work remotely as ‘virtual locums’ to triage referral backlogs in bulk and new referrals as they come in.
It’s well known that giving GPs tools such as immediate access to remote consultant-led advice enables more patients to be managed in primary care settings and leads to fewer unnecessary referrals. So, can’t the same be true when it comes to delivering services in the community? It can, and it is.