Unlocking the potential of virtual wards and remote monitoring

Summary

Examples of how two NHS trusts have designed a virtual ward using the system-wide digital healthcare platform, Luscii.

Content

The team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) in collaboration with the Home Treatment Service (HTS) have designed a virtual ward to cater for frailty patients, allowing them to provide acute-level care without the need for hospital admission. MTW’s innovative approach means patients are empowered to live fuller and freer lives with access to hospital care from the comfort of their own homes. 

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust_ Frailty Case Study.pdf

Nurses at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) have created a virtual ward caring for hundreds of heart failure patients. The new virtual heart failure ward is a fascinating case study of the power and potential for technology to optimise the use of critical resources and improve care outcomes.

The Future of Care - Inside LNWH's Virtual Heart Failure Ward (1).pdf