An economic analysis of the NHS flagship 'virtual wards' programme found it reduced lengths of stay but rates of readmission were higher, and the cost per day of virtual ward care was almost double ...

A virtual ward bed uses 4 times less carbon than a traditional inpatient bed, so helping the NHS achieve its net zero target by 2045, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access ...

Cutting back on virtual wards would be “short-sighted” and lead to longer hospital stays and more readmissions, a leading consultant has warned. Dr Andrew Barlow, a respiratory physician and clinical ...

Even before COVID-19 placed a significant strain on hospitals in Singapore, health systems such as the National University Health System were looking at ways to move care away from the hospital and ...

It all began with a question. It was the early 2000s, and Dr. Geraint Lewis had just started his specialist training at Croydon NHS Primary Care Trust as a public health registrar. The Department of ...

When Raymond from Salford was diagnosed with heart failure, he faced an extended hospital stay until NHS Greater Manchester’s virtual ward allowed him to continue his care safely at home. He received ...

After spending nearly 12 nights in hospital, Kevina O’Rourke readily admits she was driving her consultant “demented” with questions about when she could go home. “Mentally, I wasn’t doing great. I ...

NHS England says that it has treated more than 100,000 patients in NHS 'virtual wards' in the past year. 'Virtual wards' are ones where patients remain at home and receive 'hospital-level care' at ...

Norton Healthcare, a prominent Kentucky-based healthcare system, suffered a significant breach compromising millions of patients' and employees' personal data, exposing vulnerabilities in healthcare ...