Recovering from COVID-19 at home
When soaring admission rates hit critical levels during the pandemic, digital technology helped shift care from hospitals to homes. Through virtual wards, you can safely discharge your patients sooner, monitoring them remotely from home.
CliniTouch Vie has been shown to increase capacity, reduce re-admissions, and save the NHS thousands of pounds*. We’ve been named the ‘Best COVID-19 remote monitoring solution’ and have supported thousands of patients through our clinical pathway.
COVID-19 was just the beginning. As the rollout of virtual wards continues, we can help you to deliver and scale brilliant virtual care at home.
"By working with Spirit, it has allowed us to ensure all appropriate patients can be discharged from hospital and be supported in their own homes using the virtual ward."
Alex Woodward, Deputy Cardio-Respiratory Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Published, proven results
The evidence for virtual wards in the fight against COVID-19 is growing, but we’re proud to have been one of the first. Our early evaluation study has been peer-reviewed and published, and we’re continuing to evaluate our ongoing live deployments. We have proven evidence that this works for COVID-19 patients.
50%
reduction in readmissions for patients discharged with digital support (1)
40.3%
reduction in average length of stay when using the COVID virtual ward, from 5.5 to 3.3 days (2)
£1,047
estimated savings per patient when using a virtual ward (2)
(1) NHSX. 2022. Remote monitoring for patients with chronic conditions in the Midlands. [online] Available at: <https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/covid-19-response/technology-nhs/remote-monitoring-for-patients-with-chronic-conditions-in-the-midlands/> [Accessed 25 January 2022].
(2) Swift, J. et al, 2022. An evaluation of a virtual COVID-19 ward to accelerate the supported discharge of patients from an acute hospital setting. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 28(1), pp.7-15.
"It wasn't a replacement for what care they would have got in hospital"
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has been using CliniTouch Vie since November 2020 to provide a virtual ward for COVID-19 patients. Taken from our recent panel discussion around the lessons we learned when delivering a virtual ward, Daisy Savage shares how care on the virtual ward mirrors the levels of care patients would receive in hospital. Missed it? Catch up on the full panel now.
Case Study: COVID-19 virtual ward in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Easing acute capacity by enabling COVID-19 patients to be discharged from hospital sooner. Take a closer look at our collaboration with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to deliver a virtual ward.
Find out moreOur Awards
Whilst improving outcomes is always our main goal, we’re proud to have been in the running for several leading industry awards for our work during the COVID-19 pandemic. From supporting healthcare teams to being named the ‘Best COVID-19 Remote Monitoring Solution’, here are some of our recent successes.
"The pandemic has highlighted the greatest need for us to work with our patients in novel and innovative ways. This virtual Covid ward is an extension of our current urgent respiratory services to help build capacity and flow through our system. LPT is proud to play its part in emerging solutions for our health economy."
Sudip Ghosh, Consultant Physician & Deputy Medical Director Leicestershire Partnership Trust
Working collaboratively with the NHS
We know the importance of collaboration and co-design when working with partners. We’re proud to work closely with multiple acute and community NHS trusts.
Want to know more?
Got a question? Want to see how CliniTouch Vie could work for you? We’re always here to help and would love to hear from you. Simply complete our quick form and we’ll be in touch. Alternatively, you can email us at digital@spirit-health.com.