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UHDB's virtual ward service helps patients across Derbyshire and East Staffordshire access hospital level care closer to home, surrounded by their loved ones.   The service combines remote monitoring digital technology, local partnership working and innovative healthcare models to help patients recover closer to home or in their community without compromising on the quality of care they receive.   UHDB consultants work closely with hospital and community nursing providers at Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust to provide patients with cardiac, respiratory and other conditions with virtual ward care where it is safe to do so.   Read more about the service and how our respiratory virtual ward team helped Catherine, a Derby mum, recover from respiratory illness with this innovative method of care: https://lnkd.in/ggEgDnYE

Acacium Group’s latest white paper, Confronting flexible workforce instability in health and social care, highlights that NHS wait times have driven a 39% rise in self-pay admissions*, with private healthcare seeing record numbers of inpatient admissions in 2023. As demand for private services grows, Scottish Nursing Guild can help by providing flexible, skilled nurses to meet increased patient needs, ensuring high-quality care across both public and private sectors. You can access a copy of Acacium Group’s latest whitepaper, here: https://lnkd.in/eyd8cmfW #PrivateHealthcare #HealthcareStaffing #TheGuild * PHIN Private market update: June 2024 United Kingdom: https://lnkd.in/ewZbge75

I can fully appreciate it's a tough time (understatement?) within the NHS at the moment. The latest report from the Royal College of Nursing - Company is a heartbreaking and infuriating read. I think everyone can agree that corridor care should not be the norm. It's unsafe and undignified and not a pleasant experience for patients and staff alike. But little things can make a big difference. If you are an NHS Trust that is facing challenges at the moment, please feel free to speak to me or any of the specialist healthcare team at Darwin Group. We have On Demand Building Solutions available to help ease the pressures you are facing. ⭕️ This means you will have extra space to treat patients in a fit for purpose environment. ⭕️ We can help ease the triage process by creating a "pre-triage" hub so patient's symptoms can be diagnosed and referred to the appropriate department more quickly ⭕️ We can support front end by delivering an Ambulance Handover Pod so Ambulance crews can get back on the road again where they are needed most, instead of being sat for hours outside your A&E dept. ⭕️ We can create additional ward space to act as a decant ward - from 6 + beds to help ease bed challenges ⭕️ Need help with your discharge process? We've supported hospitals with comfortable lounges so beds can be freed up while patients are waiting to be discharged. ⭕️ Concerned about how you are going to staff these additional facilities when you already have staff challenges? We can help with this. Please ask me for more information. We have buildings ready to support you so please feel free to contact me on the following to discuss further: Email: vphillips@darwingroup.co.uk Call or text: 07867 454720 #nhs #healthcare #health #hospital #nhsengland #nhswinterpressures #resilience #modular #icb #nhsestates #nhsefm Image Source - The Independent

Peer review transforming Long Covid care across the Midlands Our Nursing and Urgent Care team at NHS Midlands and Lancashire worked with NHS England to deliver a peer review programme for Long Covid services across the Midlands. This initiative addressed service inconsistencies, improved care quality, and fostered collaboration across all 11 Integrated Care Boards in the region. The programme used an innovative daisy chain model, where subject matter experts from different ICBs reviewed services outside their areas. This approach encouraged fresh perspectives and shared learning, while embedding patient insights through lived experience partners. The peer review process highlighted variations in care, identified shared challenges, and surfaced best practices to inform improvements. Providers received immediate feedback and structured reports to drive meaningful change, culminating in a regional learning event to celebrate achievements and share insights. Recognised as a finalist for the 2024 Patient Experience National Awards, this programme demonstrates the power of collaboration in advancing patient-centred care. Read more: https://lnkd.in/evfCnNvm #LongCovid #HealthcareQuality #PeerReview #PatientCentredCare

💰 Uncertainties over the New #Hospital Programme (NHP) are costing millions of pounds every month and are compounding already stretched budgets, trust leaders have warned. ⚠️ A year on from the government’s renewed commitment to NHP that will see 40 new hospitals built by 2030, #NHS chiefs are concerned that funding doubts and shifting timetables are putting concrete progress at risk. 😲 Some trust leaders believe that public confidence has been undermined by the delays to NHP, and further warn that crumbling estates and out-of-date equipment are impacting patient care. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eXcZpaz4 NHS Providers Julian Hartley #NewHospitalProgramme #NHP #NHSEstates

In a recent Webinar organized by World Hospital at Home Congress - WHAHC "Virtual Care, a Reality not a Dream! Cambridge University Hospital Virtual Ward Implementation Model," Gemma Czech, lead clinical nurse for Virtual Wards, and Andrew Bailey, Virtual Ward Operations Manager at Cambridge University Hospital, shared their experiences pioneering Cambridge University Hospital's Virtual Ward implementation. Achieving 97% satisfaction rates, the virtual ward at Cambridge University Hospital has exceeded expectations, demonstrating tangible benefits such as a substantial reduction in the cost of bed days, enhanced recovery outcomes, and a notable decrease in patient deconditioning. With the virtual ward evolving into an integral part of routine patient care at Cambridge University Hospital, the team plans to expand to 120 beds in the next financial year and explore virtual care for children's services. Watch this interesting discussion to discover how the virtual ward model aligns with NHS England's goals and sets a new standard for patient-centric, home-based care. https://ow.ly/bcrv50RbiQE #Masimo #MasimoSafetyNet #VirtualWards #MasimoInnovates #Remotemonitoring

An effectively managed flexible workforce programme has never been so important, but what does the future hold? With budget and productivity pressures, the collaboration agenda and an increasing preference from the next generation of workers for flexibility, how do we build a flexible workforce approach for the future? Join the discussion at Confed. See you there! #buildingbetterbanks

The Darzi report's findings are shocking but unfortunately not unexpected. But there is a chance for change. Our clinical collaboration app is already saving 30 minutes per clinician per shift. Imagine this time multiplied across the NHS - it could significantly improve patient flow and reduce bed blocking. However, technology alone isn't the answer. We need a holistic approach: • Streamlined discharge processes • Better community care integration • Improved resource allocation

❤️🩹 NHS Lanarkshire is leading the way in efforts to transform how unscheduled care is managed - with thousands of patients benefitting from a pioneering service. 🏥 As hospitals across the UK face well-publicised winter pressures, we are calling on the public to access care through the right channels – and lean on the expertise of a multi-skilled team, working behind-the-scenes 24-7, 365, to provide support at the most vulnerable points in people’s lives. 🖥️ Operating from a state-of-the-art control centre at our HQ, at Kirklands in Bothwell, the Flow Navigation Centre+Plus (FNC+Plus) is staffed by nurses, emergency consultants, ambulance staff and support personnel. Drawing on decades of diverse frontline experience, concentrated in one room, the team aims to provide faster responses, shorter hospital stays, and, wherever possible, care at – or closer to – home. 🚑 Since April almost 5,000 people have been routed to alternative supports – avoiding the need to go to hospital. 💬 Trudi Marshall, Interface Director, and Professor Jann Gardner, Chief Executive, say the pioneering team, the only one of its kind in scope and scale in the UK, has the potential to be ‘absolutely transformative’, particularly in helping to maintain hospital capacity for the most unwell. 👉However, its success depends on public cooperation – as the system only functions effectively when patients follow the correct pathways into care in the first instance. 🌎 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eEpfzUv6

RCHT welcomes outcome of Government’s New Hospital Programme Review: Women and Children’s Hospital Programme given green light to proceed The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has welcomed the news the new Women and Children’s Hospital is to proceed as planned. This follows the outcome of the government’s review of the New Hospital Programme. Steve Williamson, RCHT Chief Executive said: “We are absolutely delighted the government has recognised the importance of our scheme to proceed on our current timeline. We will now press ahead to deliver our Full Business Case for the main Women and Children’s Hospital scheme. “Building a new Women and Children’s Hospital for the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has been an ambition for us for the last 20 years. Today’s news, on the back of last week’s confirmation we can start two of our essential enabling schemes immediately, means we can now make this a reality.  “Not only is this good news for our hospital and wider healthcare system; it is also excellent news for the local economy. As an anchor institution in Cornwall, we are determined to provide continued employment opportunities across the health and construction sectors, and deliver social value for the long-term prosperity of the county. “We look forward to continuing our work with the New Hospital Programme and delivering this much needed scheme over the next five years.”