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Join the Docobo User Group (DUG)

Join the Docobo User GroupThe Docobo User Group (DUG) is an event for the users of DOC@HOME, offering opportunities to share experiences, share evidence, network, and to learn from fellow users DUG includes presentations from various clinical teams across a range of areas and disciplines, as well as an informal…
Carrie Prew
21/09/2023

Virtual ward explainer

What is a virtual ward?Everyone is talking about virtual wards, but what exactly are they? NHS describes them as: ‘‘A safe and efficient alternative to NHS bedded care that is enabled by technology.” This means that patients who would normally be in hospital can receive care, monitoring and treatment in…
Carrie Prew
24/02/2023

Mersey Care heart failure virtual wards – a clinician’s story

Mersey Care Heart Failure Virtual Wards A clinician's story (full version) Meet Nisha Jose, Clinical Team Leader for telehealth, health technology, and access services in Liverpool. Nisha explains their virtual ward model which primarily focuses on prevention of hospital admissions, reducing length of hospital stay and early supportive discharge. Nisha…
Carrie Prew
30/11/2022

Mersey Care heart failure virtual wards – a patient story

Mersey Care Heart Failure Virtual Wards A patient story (full version) Colette shares her experience of using remote monitoring and virtual wards - identifying her initial anxieties and how these were quickly overcome when using the service. Colette has found the process extremely simple and says that she feels 'really…
Carrie Prew
30/11/2022

BBC North West Tonight report: Virtual Wards in Merseyside

JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI2MDAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjI0MDAlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5iYmMuY29tJTJGbmV3cyUyRmF2LWVtYmVkcyUyRnVrLWVuZ2xhbmQtbWVyc2V5c2lkZS02MjUwODczMiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==BBC North West Tonight report: Virtual Wards in MerseysideTake a look at this report from BBC North West Tonight, where Gill Dummigan, Health Correspondent, meets patients who are monitoring their health conditions at home as part of the work being done in virtual wards in Merseyside.
Suzie Creighton
16/09/2022