Digital Technologies
Automated Planner
Category:
Primary
Patient monitoring/data sharing
Secondary
Electronic patient record/Note taking/E-Consent
Description:
A digitised visit allocation system.
Specialties:
Community nursing
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Community Care Organisation
Units/Services:
- District/community nursing
Digital patient observations
Category:
Primary
Patient monitoring/data sharing
Secondary
Electronic patient record/Note taking/E-Consent
Description:
Patient observations are tracked on a tablet interface. During the pandemic, an extra function was added in, to measure and …
Specialties:
Hospitalised patient care
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Integrated Care Organisation
Units/Services:
- Hospital Trusts & Agencies (e.g. Acute Trust)
ECHO (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes)
Category:
Primary
Online communications (staff-to-staff/staff-to-patients)
Secondary
None
Description:
Teleconferencing platform used to support and educate district nurses and nursing/residential homes staff during the pandemic.
Specialties:
District nurses
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Integrated Care Organisation
Units/Services:
- District/community nursing
Electronic handover system
Category:
Primary
Patient monitoring/data sharing
Secondary
Electronic patient record/Note taking/E-Consent
Description:
A standardised formal handover via an electronic template
Specialties:
Hospitalised patient care
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Acute Trust
Units/Services:
- Paediatrics
- Hospital Trusts & Agencies (e.g. Acute Trust)
- Specialties (e.g. Gastroenterology, Chemotherapy, Mental health)
Electronic observations
Category:
Primary
Patient monitoring/data sharing
Secondary
None
Description:
A tablet interface to record hospitalised patients' vital signs.
Specialties:
Hospitalised patient care
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Acute Trust
Units/Services:
- IT & Digital
Electronic patient record
Category:
Primary
Electronic patient record/Note taking/E-Consent
Secondary
E-prescribing
Description:
A bespoke EPR that contains patients’ information, care plans, assessments and a link to their electronic medications chart in one …
Specialties:
Hospitalised patient care
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Acute Trust
Units/Services:
- Hospital Trusts & Agencies (e.g. Acute Trust)
Instant messaging and telephone app, free to use via the internet
Category:
Primary
Online communications (staff-to-staff/staff-to-patients)
Secondary
None
Description:
Supports communication between dementia carers and specialist nurses
Specialties:
Dementia care nursing
Organisations:
- Other
Units/Services:
- District/community nursing
Online video sharing platform
Category:
Primary
Online communications (staff-to-staff/staff-to-patients)
Secondary
None
Description:
Patient education videos providing training for patients in how to access and attend virtual appointments
Specialties:
Primary care
Organisations:
- GP Practice/Primary Care provider
Units/Services:
- GP Primary Care
PPE (Personal protective equipment)
Category:
Primary
PPE
Secondary
None
Description:
Powered air purifying respirator as an alternative to standard facial personal protective equipment
Specialties:
Hospitalised patient care
Organisations:
- NHS/HSC Acute Trust
Units/Services:
- Hospital Trusts & Agencies (e.g. Acute Trust)
Remote, online meetings for carers of young people with psychosis
Category:
Primary
Online communications (staff-to-staff/staff-to-patients)
Secondary
None
Description:
Remote, online meetings for carers.
Specialties:
Youth Psychosis
Organisations:
- Mental Health Clinical Board (Wales)
Units/Services:
- Early Intervention Psychosis service