North East London Foundation Trust has partnered with Access Group to deliver an integrated care platform that brings together virtual wards, bed management, digitized transfer and discharge services to help improve bed management and discharge delay issues. Masu.
The two organizations will work together to design and deliver the platform in a proof-of-concept pilot. Its aim is to streamline patient flow, support virtual wards, efficiently manage patient discharge services and eliminate bed blocking. This follows news last month that Hertfordshire Partnership Universities NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Access Group, has introduced Access Group’s Access Patient Flow Manager software.
North East London FT’s virtual ward service digitally monitors patient observations 24 hours a day and enters them directly into the electronic patient record. This supports a more proactive and collaborative approach to care.
Umesh Gadhvi, Chief Digital Information Officer, North East London, said: “The Trust has developed an ambitious digital strategy, designed with patients, where digital pathways in virtual wards will enable patients to make treatment choices.” The design will enable patients to use digital options to Access and receive medical care. Virtual wards (also known as hospitals at home) are important digital products that support hospital avoidance by allowing patients to safely and conveniently receive the care they need at home rather than in hospital. ”
Additionally, digitization of patient flow and discharge processes provides clinicians with a real-time overview of bed availability, as well as simplified forms to expedite referral, transfer, and discharge services. You will be able to do it. The digitization of this process will enable North East London FT to audit the reasons for discharge delays, streamlining the process and identifying areas for improvement.
The solution includes digital monitoring of all patients within the Trust, including details such as clinical priorities, allergies and referrals. The service will be rolled out between NELFT, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust and the London Borough of Waltham Forest. All three organizations will receive streamlined services and access to information at the point of care.
Steve Wightman, Healthcare Director at Access HSC (Health Support and Care), said: “Virtual wards are an exciting opportunity across health and care that can relieve pressure on hospitals by freeing up bed space and remove stress by bringing patients back to hospital. Environment. By using our new platform, we can support the transition from hospital to home and improve care capacity in North East London.”