We spoke with Dr Jenny Jones, Locum GP, and Dr Emily Kingham, GP in Powys, to find out how access to Consultant Connect supports them in their day-to-day roles – from documenting patient presentations and seeking specialist advice, to quickly contacting the right service when a patient needs a hospital admission.
We spoke to Debbie Brewer, Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Weymouth Urgent Treatment Centre and Dr Moneeb Afiz, GP in Bolton and Bury, about how rapid access to specialist advice is helping clinicians make confident decisions, reduce delays, and provide patients with the right care the first time.
The rollout of Enhanced Advice & Guidance (A&G) across NHS Greater Manchester has given local clinicians in all 10 boroughs rapid access to a wide range of elective care specialties. We caught up with Dr Syeda Farah Farzana, a GP Trainee in Tameside, to understand how Consultant Connect is supporting her during her training:
Consultant Connect’s secure app enables clinicians in Lebanon to share images and clinical information with dermatology specialists in the UK and Europe.
More recently, we caught up with GP Dr Rikin Patel to find out how the Enhanced Advice & Guidance has changed over the years and its impact on patient care:
We spoke with Dr Eric Saunderson, who returned to general practice from retirement during the Covid pandemic. Dr Saunderson now locums in multiple areas and likes to used Enhanced A&G via Consultant Connect to get quick access to specialist opinions.
Healthcare professionals in NCL ICB have access to a range of elective care specialties for Enhanced Advice & Guidance (A&G) provided by out-of-area NHS consultants on the National Consultant Network (NCN), including messaging services for dermatology lesions and dermatology advice.
Implemented to help reduce unnecessary Emergency Department attendances, Prof-to-Prof Advice also helps to ensure timely access to advice for local healthcare professionals, enabling patients to receive the right care in the right place the first time.
Many of the available specialties in North Central London, including dermatology, are provided by out-of-area NHS consultants on the National Consultant Network (NCN), and due to ever-increasing pressures on local services, the ability to receive comprehensive advice is vital.
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes ICS was created in early 2020 when the previous individual NHS areas merged into one. Since this development, their project in partnership with Consultant Connect has grown year on year. In this article, we look at the key milestones and usage stats since the project’s launch.