Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has partnered with Swedish health tech start up, Doccla, to trial virtual wards for vulnerable patients.
Doccla, found one year ago, has been developing its technology with the trust to deliver virtual wards supported by wearable and remote monitoring technology.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, NGH has worked with Doccla to develop a remote monitoring system for recovering Covid patients as well as the chronically ill. Patients are equipped with smart devices to wear at home which send information to NGH clinicians to support decision-making.
The company said a recent survey among the first 40 patients, as well the clinical team at NGH, shows strong support for the Remote Patient Monitoring model.
Chris Pallot, Director of Strategy and Partnerships at NGH, said: “We are using Doccla’s solution to add capacity and improve clinical support, while enabling certain patients to stay at home who otherwise may have been admitted. This is one of the approaches that the hospital has taken to address the Covid-19 outbreak”
Using the technology the NGH team can monitor vital signs through a secure web browser, while the patient is at home. Every day each patient’s device sends automated readings of routine measurements such as pulse and oxygen levels via Doccla to NGH clinicians.
