Wednesday 9 June 2021 | 12:00-12:45

Format: Lecture

Stream: Safety

Additional filters: Co-presented with patient, service user or carer

Inadequate monitoring and a block on patients themselves raising the alarm is a significant cause of adverse outcomes in both hospital and community settings. In this session we’ll hear two examples of redesigning patient monitoring pathways.

(Part A) The ‘Ultimate Patient Monitor’: how clinicians, patients, & industry built a game-changer

We will vividly illustrate the need for better monitoring with real patient stories, and provide a guide as to how a collaboration between clinicians, patients and industry can be structured to rapidly innovate, develop and evaluate interactive monitoring and communication systems that also enable recovery in a framework that can be applied to many areas of healthcare system re-design and improvement.

John Welch, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; EU Horizon 2020 funded ‘Nightingale’ programme; England

Alison Phillips, EU Horizon 2020 funded ‘Nightingale’ programme; England

(Part B) Empowering covid-19 patients at home, to self-monitor and spot early deterioration

Covid-19 has given the opportunity for a complete reengineering of healthcare pathways around the world, with the rapid development of more remote (and virtual) assessment and monitoring for acute and chronic conditions. This common purpose has accelerated the conception and large scale implementation of the covid-19 virtual ward model across the country. This model supports the early identification of deterioration of covid-19 patients in community settings.

Matt Inada-Kim, NHS England & Improvement; England