With summer holidays looming, we know that many hospices and hospitals will be looking to cover consultant rota gaps. The nationwide shortfall in experienced palliative care specialists has left many hospices and hospitals struggling to fill their rotas and that challenge is only exacerbated when it comes to covering holidays and sickness . Without access to consultant-level support and advice patients are put at risk, and units can’t function properly.

Our second-on-call consultant support model has been designed to take these fears away. It gives your clinical team access to one or more of our experienced, palliative care consultants, whenever they need it - even if it's for just a short period. Our specialists can provide both out of hours and daytime on-call, offering practical advice on what action to take in response to the immediate situation, backed with robust documentation, follow up and governance. If you think we can help your organisation, please do get in touch.