
Consultant Connect
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Changing the way clinicians interact with colleagues in hospitals and other secondary care services, improving patient care, and reducing unnecessary referrals.
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https://www.consultantconnect.org.uk/ 25-04-2017 10:13:04
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Clinicians across NHS North Central London have access to Enhanced Advice & Guidance (A&G) via Consultant Connect, providing them with specialist advice. We spoke with local GPs Dr Edwina Akerele and Dr Victoria Beasley about how A&G helps them support their patients: bit.ly/3zEVs70





Out-of-area dermatologist A&G helps a GP in NHS North Central London diagnose lichen planus in a patient presenting with an itchy rash, and no prior skin history: bit.ly/3HEEKyw

Clinicians within the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at UHNM NHS Trust 🏥 are utilising Photo Messaging A&G via Consultant Connect to seek specialist input from the Tissue Viability Team to expedite care for patients. Read the case study: t.ly/y8dUB




A 70-year-old with chest pains avoids a hospital conveyance and is seen by their GP within the hour, thanks to Welsh Ambulance clinicians' access to GP Bypass Numbers via Consultant Connect: bit.ly/4kCRhRX

Clinicians in NHS Forth Valley have access to Prof-to-Prof Advice for urgent care via Consultant Connect. Find out how the use of rapid Prof-to-Prof Advice helped a GP expedite a patient’s referral to urology following a cancer diagnosis➡️bit.ly/4jQkaZn


'Preventing unnecessary hospital visits and caring for patients in the community is the best reward.' ITV News Central spoke with clinicians and patients benefiting from our Enhanced A&G service: bit.ly/3DCspcs Leicester's Hospitals | NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland | #TeamUHL #SpecialistAdvice




A Clinical Pharmacist in Diabetes' in NHS Birmingham and Solihull used telephone advice from an out-of-area NHS consultant to help a patient with type-2 diabetes begin GLP-1 therapy sooner, whilst supporting fasting during Ramadan. Read the case study: bit.ly/4kqtQKz


