NHS achieves 10,000 virtual ward beds target
The NHS has delivered on its ambition to roll out 10,000 virtual ward beds by the end of September, according to its latest figures. Virtual…
£250m UK Government funding to provide 900 new hospital beds as a plan to cut waiting lists
Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, recently announced that 900 new hospital beds will be delivered across the NHS as part of £250 million…
78 percent of the public would be happy to monitor their health at home instead of in a hospital
A survey of the UK public and NHS staff members to find out how supportive they were of the use of virtual wards revealed a…
NHS expands virtual wards to enable children to receive hospital-level care at home
After successfully treating more than 6,400 children over the last year, the NHS hospital at home service will expand to cover children in every region…
Guest article: Therapy staff could monitor patients at home by working closely with local care providers
Proposing steps that can be taken to help to reform health and social care, Max Parmentier, co-founder and CEO of birdie, says by working closely…
NHS virtual wards treat 100,000 patients in a year
More than 100,000 patients have been treated in NHS virtual wards in the last year, according to recent figures from NHS England. Virtual wards allow…
Survey finds that the term “virtual ward” discourages patients from receiving healthcare at home
There is a disconnect between the principle of healthcare at home and the term “virtual ward”, which is potentially putting off patients, according to a…
EXCLUSIVE: The process behind delivering NHS virtual wards
Dr Noel O’Kelly, Clinical Director at Spirit Health Dr Noel O’Kelly, Clinical Director at virtual ward provider Spirit Health, explores the process behind delivering NHS…
More virtual wards and new hospital beds announced as part of NHS winter package
The NHS has announced steps to rapidly boost capacity and resilience, including through increasing bed availability and pushing further integrated working between health and social…
ICS introduces virtual wards to increase hospital bed capacity
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System (LLR ICS) has appointed a new technology partner to support the introduction of virtual wards for patients…