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Locally defined patient outcomes based on national guidelines Greater patient involvement in identifying and planning to address their ongoing needs. Access to a wide range of information about NHS, voluntary, community and social services that will contribute to achieving stroke related goals. Feeling ...
Dr Clarke said: "Everything that appears on screen has to have really happened in some shape or form to a real patient or member of staff in the NHS. So nothing you witness on screen has been exaggerated. Nothing has been fabricated." Spliced with real news footage, "Breathtaking" is bi...
Falls are often attributed to slips or trips, but many reflect the patient's inability to steady themself because of slowed reflexes, poor balance, underlying musculoskeletal disorders, poor vision and sarcopenia. A proportion of patients fall due to an inter-current medical illness, such as chest...
LOCOMOTION will examine 3 types of care pathways focused on patient self-management, primary care, and specialists.40 STIMULATE-ICP will examine the effects of an integrated care pathway within an open-label trial that includes rehabilitation programs and treatments (rivaroxaban, colchicine, and ...
It allows the patient to explore the treatment themselves via tutorials, modules, and supporting materials. The NHS also offers e-therapy in the form of online cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT), which is a digital version of in-person CBT. This works in a similar way to face-to-f...
It introduces the idea of choice to the patient and enables them to decide which pathway aligns most with their values and preferences. If the patient ultimately wishes to cancel or delay the procedure, a further discussion takes place along with the surgeon and other clinicians involved in the...
“Care on virtual wards is made possible through a range of technologies such as a digital patient record,” says a spokesperson for Healthcare at Home. “This enables healthcare professionals, using tablet computers, to access and update the patient’s clinical record and treatment pathway in...
In the United Kingdom, for example, one pharmaceutical company partnered with patient advocacy groups and a clinical research organization to understand the needs of patients with Huntington’s disease and delivered the results to care centers within the National Health Service (N...
(NHS), and reflect the characteristics of different types of digital technologies. DHTs are presently evaluated within NICE’s Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme (MTEP), but NICE is exploring the concept that DHTs require a bespoke evaluation method. This ...