Hear from three trust about how they have approached virtual wards and what they have learned to date. Dudley Group NHS FT will share the challenges in operating a growing number of virtual wards and the substantial results for both patient care and increased capacity. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will share how tech enabled virtual ward and remote monitoring is reducing respiratory-related hospital admissions and increasing available bed. University Hospitals Leicester demonstrate how the built the foundations for their digital transformation including nationally recognised cardiac and respiratory virtual wards.
Chair: Jodian Barett
DCNIO, Northwest London Virtual Hospital and WLCH
Dr Paul Hudson
medical director, Dudley Group NHS FT
Dr Paul Hudson is a Consultant Anaesthetist with a long history of clinical leadership experience and is currently Operational Medical Director at Dudley group NHSFT. His portfolio includes clinical lead for the virtual wards at Dudley having previously been co-clinical lead for the NHSE Midlands virtual ward programme.
Prof Michael Crooks
senior clinical lecturer and consultant in respiratory medicine, University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Prof Michael Crooks is a respiratory physician and academic working at Hull York Medical School, University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He is Clinical Lead for the Humber and North Yorkshire Respiratory Network and chairs the Hull and East Yorkshire Respiratory Education Group. He leads the Hull and East Yorkshire Integrated COPD Service and the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Respiratory Virtual Ward and is a member of the local asthma service. He undertakes applied health research relating to the diagnosis and management of airways diseases, such as asthma and COPD, and their exacerbations.
Dr Gang Xu
deputy medical director, University Hospital Leicester NHS FT
Gang is a clinical Nephrologist and Deputy Medical Director at University Hospitals of Leicester, one of the largest acute care trust in England. His passion is helping to realise the potential benefit digitalisation can bring to patient care in the NHS. His worked on deploying a new ePMA system at the trust with NerveCentre, as well as working with NHSX and Roke, a UK based AI company to help develop new clinical decision tool to identify deteriorating patients.
Prof Iain Buchan
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Liverpool
March 12 @ 15:15
15:15 — 16:00 (45′)