Virtual Wards Update with The Health Foundation

Venue: Online.

Start: Thursday 07 Sept 2023 15:00

End: Thursday 07 Sept 2023 16:00

In January 2023, NHS England’s Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency services committed the health service to ease the growing pressure on hospitals by scaling up the use of ‘virtual wards’.

Also known as ‘hospital at home’, virtual wards allow people to receive treatment and care where they live, rather than as a hospital inpatient, while still being in regular contact with health professionals. In some cases, virtual wards are supported by technologies that help people monitor their health at home and send information back to health care professionals.

Ensuring virtual wards are both effective and have the support of the public and staff will be critical to their success. But how supportive are they right now?

In this webinar for ABHI members, join Nell Thornton (Senior Improvement Analyst) and Tom Hardie (Senior Improvement Fellow) from the Health Foundation to hear about the findings of their recent survey of over 8,350 members of the public and NHS staff.

Register here.