Current Landscape:
In recent years, the utilisation of virtual wards has undergone a notable surge. Originally conceived several years ago, virtual wards have progressively assumed a pivotal role, becoming increasingly prevalent against the backdrop of heightened pressures experienced by the NHS.
A virtual ward is a remote service that is designed to help patients manage their health in the comfort of their homes. NHS systems are asked to continue scaling up virtual wards, growing capacity to over 10,000 beds, with a longer-term ambition of reaching 40-50 virtual ward beds per 100,000 people.
Importance and Timeliness of the Event:
The Virtual Wards Conference aims to bring together senior healthcare professionals, policy leaders, and industry stakeholders to examine and tackle key challenges in the sector. By fostering collaboration and sharing knowledge among NHS peers, the conference aims to improve the virtual wards sector, leading to enhanced patient care.
This event serves as a timely platform to promote innovation and collaboration, crucial for the effective management of virtual wards within the NHS and the overall improvement of the healthcare industry.
Key Content Streams:
- Virtual Ward Planning and Implementation: creating understanding, confidence and credibility among patients and clinicians during the process of creating a virtual ward service for patients.
- The Future of Virtual Wards: the use of digital innovations to reduce pressures on the health and care system.
- Challenges and Opportunities of Virtual Wards: looking at the solutions to improve virtual wards, increasing their efficiency and ability to provide an effective pathway for both clinicians and patients and overcome any new and existing challenges.
- Workforce Narrative: implications of the workforce, how the NHS workforce long-term plan will play a role to better the virtual ward service.
Why Attend:
The Virtual Wards Conference North 2024 offers a unique platform for attendees to actively participate in shaping the future of virtual healthcare delivery within the NHS. By fostering collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing, this event presents an opportunity for healthcare professionals to contribute to the improvement of patient care and the advancement of the healthcare industry.
We look forward to welcoming you to this transformative event. Come join us in forming a better future for the healthcare industry and the NHS.
Register now to be a part of this transformative event, where collective expertise meets innovation, and where the future of virtual healthcare
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