The Scottish government has announced £4.5 million in funding for a digital weight management programme for patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Patients will be recruited from January 2026, with money invested over three…
Telemedicine provider Consultant Connect has said that it helped patients in Wales avoid more than 58,000 unnecessary hospital visits over the last year.
According to the company, healthcare staff across Wales placed 127,000 calls…
Technology to allow faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions is being rolled out across primary care in Scotland, starting with Dumfries and Galloway and Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Using a secure mobile phone app…
Kettering General Hospital’s neurology department has rolled out telemedicine technology after waiting lists were reduced by more than 50% during a seven-week pilot.The referral triage and validation project, which ran from January to March 2024,…
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Technology from telemedicine provider Consultant Connect has been adopted across NHS Lanarkshire Health Board, following a successful three-day trial with the Scottish Ambulance Service.The Consultant Connect app aims to connect Scottish Ambulance paramedics in…
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Technology from Consultant Connect helped keep 150,000 elderly and frail patients out of hospital last year, by connecting primary care clinicians with specialists for expert advice.The telemedicine provider’s technology is helping to speed up…
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Telemedicine provider Consultant Connect has helped more than 400,000 patients avoid unnecessary trips to hospital in 2023.Its technology provides NHS clinicians with expert advice and guidance from consultants, ensuring patients receive the appropriate care…
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Technology from Consultant Connect is enabling paramedics to quickly and effectively treat patients by connecting them to specialist consultants in Same Day Emergency Care units for advice and guidance. As a result, one in…
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Effective digital triaging and consultation programs hold the promise of shifting pressures from overburdened parts of the NHS such as general practice and A&E. For Patrick Davey, a consultant cardiologist at Northampton General Hospital and…
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