The Humber and North Yorkshire digital care homes project enables residents to be treated safely within the home where possible . In November 2021 , we worked with North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire CCGs to implement DOC @ HOME ® by Docobo Ltd .
Docobo ’ s secure portal app allows health professionals to create a baseline for every resident ’ s ‘ normal ’ condition and monitors for changes that could signify deterioration of any kind , enabling clinicians to act quickly . Care home staff can utilise the app to refer resident details to a dietician , who can review , triage and refer the resident appropriately and effectively .
Three pilot programmes in North Lincolnshire are now underway , utilising Docobo ’ s capabilities of improving the process of communication between health care professionals , with 162 residents benefitting to date , nine of which avoided hospital visits .
Staff using the technology have reported that referrals for dietetics , for example , have been immediate rather than taking weeks .
In all , the successful implementation of the three remote monitoring devices across our region has been a result of the fantastic partnerships we have with our local ICSs and CCGs . These solutions are creating real benefits in driving improvements to the patient and carer experience , are improving efficiencies of health and social care resources and are helping to reduce the NHS ’ carbon footprint . We ’ d like to thank all our partners for their continued support , and we look forward to progressing this work even further .
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Our Digital Care Homes project aims to reduce the admission of residents into hospital , and our partnership with the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN has meant that together , we have been able to identify a solution that can help us to achieve this , whilst maintaining high standards of care for all our patients .”
Andy Williams , Interim Chief Digital and Information Officer ,
Humber & North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
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