Technical Enabled Virtual Wards      

FOI REFERENCE: 24455   FOI DATE: 21^st October 2024    

Does the Trust provide virtual wards service? Yes

If yes, what is the current reported virtual wards beds capacity? 10 *note – this has yet to be reported as it has only just commenced.

Out of this capacity, what number/percentage are enabled for remote patient monitoring? All patients have monitoring kit.

What is the current utilisation percentage specifically for the virtual ward beds that are enabled for remote patient monitoring (rather the overall utilisation including used for face-to-face consultations)? Not applicable as a new Virtual Ward at this time.

Does the utilisation of the remote patient monitoring-enabled virtual ward beds fluctuate over time? If so, could you provide an average percentage or a breakdown of utilisation across different time periods?  Not applicable as a new Virtual Ward at this time. If you are unable to provide the utilisation percentage(s), could you explain the process used to capture and measure the utilisation of the remote patient monitoring-enabled virtual beds? Patients are admitted to a virtual bed and data is recorded in terms of admission and discharge in the same way as an inpatient.  This allows structured data capture which we use for automated reporting Inc. utilisation.