RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Establishing a remote clinical advice service during the COVID-19 pandemic
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP fhj.2020-0092
DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0092
A1 Samuel Burrows
A1 Claire Asby
A1 Sarah E Ibitoye
A1 James Dodd
A1 Andrea Joughin
A1 Amy Crees
A1 Zoe Jones
A1 Katie Rainey
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/09/10/fhj.2020-0092.abstract
AB Service redevelopment has taken place across the NHS in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At North Bristol NHS Trust, six vulnerable medical staff in non-patient facing roles set up a virtual advice service called ‘Ask the Medical Reg’. This service aimed to provide senior medical support to inpatient and community teams for general medical and COVID-19-related queries. Here we outline the structure of our service and present data from the first 4 weeks of operation. We describe how the service has supported both junior doctors working within the hospital and GPs and paramedics, helping with complex decisions to prevent unnecessary admissions.