An app designed to help healthcare professionals document, manage and coordinate care for children and young people with complex needs is to be piloted in West Yorkshire thanks to funding from Innovate UK.
EnrichMyCare, part of the 2024 Health Innovation Propel YH Accelerator Programme, was developed by a specialist paediatric physiotherapist and an NHS clinical entrepreneur to “systematically document and track a child’s clinical presentation and care journey across multiple health and social care providers”.
Incorporating dashboards and data analytics capabilities, the app aims to help improve outcomes by minimising health complications, enabling parents, carers, and teachers to track a child’s care journey. A traffic light system offers clinicians insight into those children who may be at risk, whilst a team tracker tool provides a list of all professionals involved in a child or young person’s care.
The app is initially to be piloted for children and young people with epilepsy, although it may be evaluated for its effectiveness in supporting children with other conditions, including cerebral palsy, autism, and ADHD. To learn more about the pilot, please click here.
Digital in paediatric care
Late last year, health tech company Little Journey announced it had raised £6 million Series A funding, with intent to accelerate work on a global scale for its platform providing customised preparation and psychological support to hep children and families through medical journeys.
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital tested out a ‘Bedside Intelligent Cabinet’ designed to store routine medicines, alert patients or guardians when medication is due, and update staff including notifying them if any medication is missed. The trial, supported by NHS Grampian’s Innovation Hub, is said to tie in with the hospital’s plans to help facilitate self-administration of medicines, with medication safety advisor Lindsay Cameron commenting on the potential for self-administration to “improve patient satisfaction and confidence, encourage independence and self-care in a safe environment”, along with improving the patient’s understanding of their medication.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has been working with Birmingham Children’s Hospital in-patient and community teams to help develop the capabilities of the Xploro App and improve the support given to young people during mental health appointments. The app is currently aimed at helping young people aged between 7-15 years old to better understand their medical conditions. This includes explaining what’s happening to them, what to expect at appointments, and the different clinicians they may meet along the way.
