6 July 2020

Rebuilding the NHS - Resetting outpatient services for the 21st century in the context of COVID-19

Rebuilding the NHS - Resetting outpatient services for the 21st century in the context of COVID-19
RCP, RCGP 6 July 2020
  • Principles and recommendations for the reset of outpatient services ie how patients can be best supported by primary and secondary care working collaboratively.
  • In summary, we recommend that services should:
    • make sure that all relevant organisations, patients and carers are involved in the production and implementation of reset plans
    • systematically consider the impact of their reset plans on inequality
    • work towards a system in which patient records are available to everyone involved in decision making and provision of care
    • design new clinical processes to maximise the benefit of new technology to patients, carers and clinicians
    • make sure that everyone involved has access to the education, training and support they need to adapt to and use new systems.