Learn: Learnhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/teleservices/?d=1Learn: LearnenShifting boundaries of risk-work in virtual wards in North-West England: a multisite qualitative evaluation (29 May 2026)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/teleservices/shifting-boundaries-of-risk-work-in-virtual-wards-in-north-west-england-a-multisite-qualitative-evaluation-29-may-2026-r14450/ The findings show that virtual wards can provide a safe alternative to hospital care for some patients, allowing people to recover at home while still receiving clinical oversight. However, patients and carers often take on more practical and emotional responsibility than may be recognised as they assume duties that would normally be carried out by clinicians in hospital settings. This includes monitoring symptoms, managing equipment and responding to signs of deterioration, especially overnight or outside normal working hours.

The researchers suggest that hospital at home services that combine technology with in‑person home visits could help make care safer, more flexible, and accessible for a wider range of patients. Recognising and supporting the work undertaken by patients and carers is essential to ensure virtual wards are safely delivered.

As virtual wards expand as a key component of NHS policy to shift acute care from hospital to community settings, practice must ensure there is space for relational and training support for clinicians, patients, and carers so that remote acute care can be safely implemented across health systems.

]]>14450Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:54:00 +0000Patient safety measures for virtual consultations in primary care: a systematic review (30 July 2025)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/teleservices/patient-safety-measures-for-virtual-consultations-in-primary-care-a-systematic-review-30-july-2025-r13467/ Key considerations for patient safety evaluation in virtual consultations. HF, heart failure, RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners:

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]]>13467Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:49:01 +0000Hospital at home and virtual wards: What works? (NIHR, 18 March 2025)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/teleservices/hospital-at-home-and-virtual-wards-what-works-nihr-18-march-2025-r12961/ The webinar addressed:

  • the key elements of hospital at home and virtual wards
  • their impact on outcomes
  • their impact on service costs
  • factors that contribute to their success.
]]>12961Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:18:00 +0000Unlocking the potential of virtual wards and remote monitoringhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/teleservices/unlocking-the-potential-of-virtual-wards-and-remote-monitoring-r12867/ 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

]]>12867Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:08:00 +0000Remote by default general practice: must we, should we, dare we? (April 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/teleservices/remote-by-default-general-practice-must-we-should-we-dare-we-april-2021-r4333/4333Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:56:11 +0000