Do UK Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) have sufficient guidelines and training to provide telehealth patient consultations?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rapid shift to remote consultations. United Kingdom (UK) NHS Allied Health Professional (AHP) services may have been unprepared for telehealth implementation. This study explored these services' organisational readiness regarding telehealth guidelines implementation and staff training.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey exploring available telehealth guidelines and staff training was distributed among UK AHPs and AHP service managers between May and June 2021.

Results

658 participants answered the survey (119 managers and 539 clinicians). Most services, in which telehealth was in place, had implemented telehealth guidelines (clinicians, 64%; managers, 82%), with most guidelines produced by the NHS staff who use them for t

SUBMITTER: Leone E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9721053 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature