US EditionNHS App Trials Could Help Patients Get Care 'More Quickly and Conveniently'
The NHS is running 45 pilots across 37 trusts to reduce 500,000 hospital appointments annually by enabling remote monitoring and specialist access through the NHS App.
- Dozens of new pilot schemes will give patients direct access to specialists through the NHS App, encompassing 45 pilots across 37 trusts in England, and the Government projects this could free up 500,000 hospital appointments annually.
- Officials say self-reporting blood pressure and oxygen levels via technology could reduce winter pressure, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting said `patients expect care fit for the 21st century`.
- A world-first trial will test remote monitoring and adjustment of portable ventilators for people with motor neurone disease, involving more than 250 patients and led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the University of Sheffield.
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust will use the NHS App to cut missed appointments by letting patients outline access needs such as transport or interpreters, while Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust will introduce digital pre-appointment questionnaires for patients with suspected respiratory conditions.
- Ian Eardley said `Right across the country the NHS is harnessing the latest technology to ensure people can get the care they need more quickly and conveniently, and closer to home,` and routine tests for long-term conditions will be reviewed remotely to reduce access barriers.
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