Independent External Evaluation of A Pilot of Wearable Technology Devices to facilitate clinical decision making within a Virtual Frailty Ward: Final Report [Confidential]

Spencer Grey, Sally-Ann; Hatfield, Joanne; Walker, Jayne; Houghton, Paul; Butler, Sarah; Oxley, Leonie

Independent External Evaluation of A Pilot of Wearable Technology Devices to facilitate clinical decision making within a Virtual Frailty Ward: Final Report [Confidential]

Spencer Grey, Sally-Ann; Hatfield, Joanne; Walker, Jayne; Houghton, Paul; Butler, Sarah; Oxley, Leonie

Authors

Ms Sally Spencer Grey S.Spencer-Grey@hull.ac.uk
Lecturer

Joanne Hatfield

Mrs Jayne Walker J.L.Walker@hull.ac.uk
Deputy Head of School| Senior Lecturer| Professional Lead for Fitness to Practice

Paul Houghton

Miss Sarah Butler S.L.Butler@hull.ac.uk
University Certificate in Health and Social Care Practice Programme Director and Post Graduate Certificate Clinical Practice Programme Director

Miss Leonie Oxley L.R.Oxley@hull.ac.uk
Nursing Lecturer

Abstract

The evaluation team used a collaborative developmental double loop learning approach to evaluation, whereby insights and learning are fed back in real time to enable changes to occur to improve the service or initiative as it develops.
Whilst the pilot was small scale, with 20 patients remotely monitored, it did demonstrate that remote monitoring does add value to the frailty virtual ward with a range of benefits identified over and above the benefits admission to the virtual ward already confer.

Citation

Spencer Grey, S.-A., Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Houghton, P., Butler, S., & Oxley, L. Independent External Evaluation of A Pilot of Wearable Technology Devices to facilitate clinical decision making within a Virtual Frailty Ward: Final Report [Confidential]. Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board