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Sophie Evans and Fiona Kirk, Clinical Consultants at Ascom UK, will be speaking about the concept of ‘virtual wards’ across the NHS and discussing the question - are virtual wards just for the community setting?
The concept of virtual wards is very much thought of as something we use within the community setting. However, one of the NHS 2022/23 priorities focuses on using virtual wards to manage patients at home to reduce hospital admissions.
Fiona and Sophie will touch on how and where virtual wards are used in a community setting, plus they will explore how virtual wards and remote monitoring can be used to improve patient care in several different settings within the healthcare environment.
They will explore how virtual wards can be used for:
The importance of flexibility will also be discussed when choosing a virtual ward provider.