Virtual clinical review

There are three different types of virtual clinical review: 

1. Your doctor or nurse may have seen you in clinic for an outpatient appointment and then referred you for diagnostic tests. If the results of the tests are within normal limits or if your clinician decides that it would be better for you to be monitored by your GP and not by a hospital doctor or nurse, then a letter is written back to your GP advising them on the plans for your care. 
2. Your doctor may review the referral letter and send you straight for diagnostic tests before you have an outpatient appointment. If your tests are within normal limits or if your clinician decides that it would be better for you to be monitored by your GP and not by a hospital doctor or nurse, a letter is written back to your GP advising them on the plans for your care. This is called a “fully managed virtual pathway”.
3. You may need to have regular surveillance tests such as endoscopy or scans every few years. If there is no change or only a minor change in your condition after your doctor has reviewed your results, a letter may be written back to your GP advising them of the results of your tests. If there have been changes to your condition, you may be offered an outpatient appointment to discuss the results.

If your doctor or nurse decides that the best option for your care is to manage your referral via one of these virtual review options, please remember that all of your clinical information and results will be reviewed by the most appropriate clinical expert making sure that you receive the same high standards of care as you would in a more traditional appointment type.