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This week, 乐鱼体育 Health抯 Virtual Ward team will trial a new remote monitoring device developed by Current Health.

The device, strapped to a patient抯 arm, will send real time data insights on a patient抯 vital signs to their dedicated consultant at 乐鱼体育 Hospital via a wireless biosensor that has the same accuracy of an Intensive Care Unit monitor.

Consultants will be able to access important data such as a patient抯 temperature, respiration rate, and pulse through an online portal, which will activate an alert at the first sign of deterioration. In-home connectivity and an electronic tablet can be supplied for those who do not have WIFI or a smart device at home.

The 12-week trial will be tested on patients living with heart failure and frailty who are being treated for their condition at home, having been 慳dmitted� to 乐鱼体育 Health抯 Virtual Ward.

The Virtual Ward cares for patients who would otherwise be admitted to hospital by providing high acuity care in the patients' own home. The service has helped to keep thousands of hospital beds free for those who need them most.

揈very patient wants to be in the comfort of their own place,� says Wendy Paul-Garricks, Transformation Project Manager Virtual Wards, at  乐鱼体育 Health.

 

揟here are lots of benefits to being treated at home. It reduces the risk of hospital acquired infection, it reduces anxiety in the patient, and they don抰 have to worry about getting to and from appointments.

揚atients also get a better night抯 sleep when they are at home, and can be around their family - all while we are monitoring the patient on a continuous feed from the hospital.�

The new technology will not replace the Virtual Ward抯 existing mix of clinically led assessment methods which include telephone and video calls with patients and face-to-face assessments with healthcare teams.

Over the past ten years, over 20,000 people across North Central London have been safely cared for at home by 乐鱼体育 Health NHS Trust抯 慥irtual Ward�. This winter, the Virtual Ward will be five times its regular size to help care for the large number of unwell people who currently need care and treatment, while keeping hospital beds available for patients who really need them.  Innovative technology such as this help to provide higher quality, safer and more patient centred solutions to the challenges the NHS is currently facing.