A 2-Year Retrospective Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Virtual Ward Model.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (WWL) developed a novel virtual ward (VW) service that integrated with community and primary care, supported healthcare throughout a patient's journey, and had a clinical workflow that could step-up or step-down care as needed. We described their VW and evaluated clinical outcomes, adherence, safety, and patient satisfaction.

Methods

Retrospective, single-center study of patients admitted to the WWL VW service from January 14, 2022 to January 31, 2024. Clinical data collected by WWL in their database for patients admitted to the VW, were matched to data captured automatically by the Current Health (CH) platform linked to the CH remote monitoring kits assigned to patients on the VW. The CH ki

SUBMITTER: Pugmire J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926843 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature