the region , thanks to our work with West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership , South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Integrated Care System ( ICS ) and Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership .
There are two versions of the device : TytoHome™ is for use in a patient ’ s home and TytoPro™ is designed for use by professionals in a clinical or community setting .
The wireless TytoHome device allows patients and their families to perform medical examinations anytime , anywhere for the ear , throat , lungs , heart , skin , abdomen and temperature . These examinations can be online , live with a medical
15 Transforming Lives Through Innovation professional or can be recorded by the patient , parent or carer and uploaded to a secure platform for review by clinical teams .
The devices can be used to diagnose a range of acute conditions such as colds , flu , ear infections , bronchitis and sore throats and can also be used to manage chronic conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ), high blood pressure , asthma , congestive heart failure and diabetes .
The Yorkshire & Humber AHSN advocated for TytoCare ’ s device to be included in NHSX ’ s Joined Up Care Programme after seeing its potential during a pilot project in summer 2020 , with the paediatric department at Bradford Teaching Hospitals .
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Watch this video to find out more about the first TytoCare pilot in Bradford
Our time with our child is so limited that any device which can either keep us out of hospital when she is poorly or means that she can get an instant examination and an immediate plan for treatment makes us feel so reassured and valued .”
Parent of long-term ventilated palliative patient , Sheffield Children ’ s Hospital