Virtual Wards Toolkit
The NHS is prioritising the upscale and expansion of virtual wards in 2023, to enable the safe and efficient delivery of care to patients in their own homes.
This free toolkit is designed to help you as you continue to launch and scale virtual wards. It contains valuable advice and real insights collected over 18 months of delivering one of the most ambitious NHS virtual ward rollouts in the country, across multiple pathways and conditions.
Economic insights into virtual ward savings
Published case studies and research papers highlighting the benefits of virtual wards
SOP guidelines and tips for service evaluation
Expert advice on engaging clinicians & patients
Patient stories of their experiences being treated on a virtual ward
Questions to consider when planning, developing and implementing virtual wards
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3 ways our toolkit could help you:
The pandemic has highlighted the greatest need for us to work with our patients in novel and innovative ways. The virtual ward is an extension of our current urgent respiratory services to help build capacity and flow through our system. LPT is proud to play its part in emerging solutions for our health economy.
Professor Sudip Ghosh
Consultant Physician & Deputy Medical Director, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Key contributors:
Former GP for over 30 years, with a special interest in respiratory medicine. Noel was previously a GP commissioner and an Associate Medical Director of a large community and mental health NHS trust, before co-founding Clinitouch by Spirit Health.
A Registered General Nurse with a specialty in respiratory care. After setting up an award-winning respiratory service in Lincolnshire, Jude spent 15 years as Head of Nursing and Deputy Clinical Director for a large community provider in Leicestershire. She is an expert in redesigning clinical services and transformation in community-based services.
A highly experienced - and published - health economist, with a particular interest in health inequalities, health policy, and how as a society we can more efficiently use resources in health care. His published work includes papers on diabetes, medicines optimisation, COPD, and COVID-19.
- Economic insights into virtual ward savings
- Published case studies and research papers
- SOP guidelines and tips for service evaluation
- Expert advice on engaging clinicians & patients
- Patient stories and example pathways
- Questions to consider
"The toolkit will be regularly updated to reflect ongoing developments, new insights and new pathways, and real stories from real clinicians and patients. Whether you’re just starting up, or are looking to expand and scale up, we’re sure this will be an invaluable resource for you."
Noel O'Kelly, Medical Director and Co-Founder of Clinitouch
