This page is a dashboard for Digital Primary Care resources for GPs and other primary care staff. It includes links to consultation tools, productivity, patient support tools and more.
Consultation tools
How we consult is rapidly changing. At the time of writing this page is the Coronavirus outbreak that has shifted the way primary care functions. This video below explains the key shifts with links to further information to help you. Further COVID specific resources are next.
For further resources use these links with details guides on how to consult via a digital interface.
Other resources
Here is a collection of other video consultation resources:
Consultations guide for practices: https://bjgplife.com/2020/03/18/video-consultations-guide-for-practice/
Video consultation, not just the tech: https://bjgplife.com/2020/05/15/video-consulting-not-just-a-consultation-plus-tech/
Free Remote consultation Red Whale Webinar: https://www.gp-update.co.uk/webinars
Using accuRx
AccuRx is a great tool that provides many tools to help you in practice. This includes video consultations, sending documents to patients and receiving information back like photos and more.
Check out our AccuRx playlist for all our support resources including how to sign up and send med3s.
COVID tips
Here is some targeted content for COVID support. See below for digital primary care resources you can share with patients, including my practice Twitter account and eGPlearning Facebook page from which you can share the information I generate for clinicians and patients.
Productivity tools
Digital primary care and help your productivity and may improve your work-life balance, but in General Practice this can be difficult. These resources offer support at looking at how you work and what can be done to help ease your workload.
A key area I feel productivity can be improved is with meetings. These resources will show you how you can use online meetings to improve your practice productivity and lots of resources to help you further.
MS Teams for NHS
The NHS has a 3-month universal offer to use MS Teams to help remote working. Register using your nhs.net email address and this video shows you how. More detailed guides due soon.
And below is a walkthrough guide on how to use MS Teams with me, Andy and the amazing Dr Matt Beddoe.
Patient support tools
Having tools to support patients with digital primary care can make the practice experience easier. Below is a collection of videos hosted on YouTube that relate directly to patient support information such as how to have a video consultation, registering with the NHS app and more. You can share these directly via your practice websites or even send the links directly to patients using SMS or apps to help guide them through the process.
Social media
There are loads of ways social media can help you as a clinician or practice. Below is a selection of key posts that can support you individually or from your practice. For a full list, use the tag here.
