We spoke with three NHS consultants who provide Advice & Guidance to find out what types of queries they receive and the benefits this provides.
5 minutes with… NHS consultants on the National Consultant Network
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Phone A&G
Phone A&G
5 minutes with… a Lead Nurse
Since May 2022, Liz Collinson, Lead Nurse in Glasgow, has been answering Prof-to-Prof advice calls to the OPAT line, from GPs, in the area via Consultant Connect. Liz tells us more about the pathway.
5 minutes with… a Consultant Orthodontist
Meryl Spencer is a Consultant Orthodontist at Morriston Hospital in Swansea Bay University Health Board. Since early 2022, Meryl has been responding to Messaging A&G requests from GPs and Dentists via Consultant Connect.
Telephone Advice & Guidance in Salford
We spoke with Dr Suzannah Carrier, a GP in Salford, to find out how the use of Consultant Connect’s Telephone Advice & Guidance (A&G) service has affected her ways of working.
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.
Area Case Study | COPD Pathway in NHS Tayside
Since March 2022, paramedics and ambulance clinicians in the NHS Tayside Health Board area have been able to contact their local community respiratory nursing team via Consultant Connect for Professional-to-Professional Advice.
GP case study: Haematology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology Advice & Guidance
We spoke with a GP about their experience of using Enhanced Advice & Guidance via Consultant Connect in Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB.
NHS Lanarkshire Prof-to-Prof Advice GP case study
Two GPs in NHS Lanarkshire describe how they use Prof-to-Prof Advice to receive support from specialists, resulting in faster and more appropriate care for their patients.
GP and patient case study: Dermatology in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
We recently spoke to a patient and their GP on how the use of Dermatology Advice & Guidance provided by Consultant Connect ensured the patient received the right care in the right setting the first time.
Advice from paediatrics consultants one phone call or message away
Grange University Hospital in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (UHB), Wales offers primary care two rapid Advice & Guidance options to help keep paediatric patient care in the community where possible. We interviewed Paediatrics Consultant Dr Nakul Gupta to find out more.