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Winter planning puts a new focus on virtual wards
Winter planning puts a new focus on virtual wards Jill Ireland, the chief executive and clinical director of HomeLink Healthcare, welcomes NHS England’s early guidance on creating additional capacity and resilience this winter. Virtual wards will be an important part of the mix, and she argues commissioners should be looking to work with an expert …
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Over £800 million to boost innovation, growth and improve patient safety
Over £800 million to boost innovation, growth and improve patient safety Significant funding for research centres across the country to support the improved delivery of health and care services and ground-breaking new treatments. £790 million to support breakthroughs in new treatments, diagnostics and medical technology to improve patients’ lives and bolster the economy £25 million …
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How the independent sector can enable the success of a virtual ward – HomeLink Healthcare
How the independent sector can enable the success of a virtual ward Jill Ireland, CEO and clinical director discusses virtual wards and how the independent sector can enable their success. Following their success during the Covid-19 pandemic, NHS England and Improvement has set challenging targets to roll-out virtual wards across the country. Jill Ireland, …
Wound scanning app allows staff to monitor patients’ progress remotely
Wound scanning app allows staff to monitor patients’ progress remotely A new app which scans and measures wounds so staff can monitor them virtually is being used in Swansea Bay. By using smartphones and tablets, the app scans wounds and shares the images securely among staff who can check to see how they are healing. …
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Hundreds of people diagnosed with cancer early through life-saving NHS lung checks
Hundreds of people diagnosed with cancer early through life-saving NHS lung checks Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier through NHS mobile trucks, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in health service history. Thanks to NHS teams who are making it even easier for people to …
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Parkinson’s patients benefit from revolutionary watch on the NHS to manage care at home
Parkinson’s patients benefit from revolutionary watch on the NHS to manage care at home Patients with Parkinson’s disease are being given life-changing smart watches that allow doctors to remotely assess their condition in a pioneering project to revolutionise NHS care. The cutting-edge gadget containing sensors, known as a Parkinson’s Kinetigraph (PKG), is worn around the …
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