Virtual consultations: navigating the future landscape of delivering gastroenterology outpatient care to young people

[...]Virtual consultations (VC)—the use of remote video or telephone consultations instead of face-to-face consultations—are having a central role.1 This aligns with the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan, which aims to redesign services to make digitally enabled outpatient care mainstream...

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Published inFrontline gastroenterology Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 450 - 452
Main Authors Onyeador, Nkem, Thiruppathy, Kumaran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.11.2023
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Carbon footprint
Caregivers
Children & youth
Childrens health
Chronic illnesses
Clinical outcomes
Confidentiality
COVID-19
Gastroenterology
Health care delivery
Hepatology
Hospitals
Medical personnel
Pandemics
Patient satisfaction
Pediatrics
Privacy
United Kingdom > UK
PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
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Summary:[...]Virtual consultations (VC)—the use of remote video or telephone consultations instead of face-to-face consultations—are having a central role.1 This aligns with the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan, which aims to redesign services to make digitally enabled outpatient care mainstream across the UK.2 In the UK, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about an acceleration in the use of VC as the primary solution to ensure continuity of care while minimising the risk of infections during the height of the pandemic. There is a compelling case for the positive correlation between improving patient experience and improving patient outcomes.6 The study recognises that VC is not a panacea for outpatient care. Towards NHS zero: greener gastroenterology and the impact of virtual clinics on carbon emissions and patient outcomes. a multisite, observational, cross-sectional study.
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ISSN:2041-4137
2041-4145
DOI:10.1136/flgastro-2023-102462