The medtech startup pioneering virtual hospital care Doccla has announced a partnership with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) to trial remote smart patient monitoring, which delivers a new type of safe, effective patient care while freeing up NHS capacity.
Doccla was originally chosen by the NHS to lead on a project to demonstrate the feasibility of Smart Home Care. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, NGH has worked with Doccla to develop a remote monitoring system for recovering Covid patients as well as the chronically ill. Patients are equipped with smart devices to wear at home which send information to NGH clinicians to support decision-making. A recent survey among the first 40 patients, as well the clinical team at NGH, shows very strong support for the Doccla Remote Patient Monitoring model.
Doccla uses the latest wearable devices to allow medical staff to monitor the vital signs of a patient remotely, via a secure web browser, while the patient is at home. Its virtual wards allow NHS trusts to reduce the number of vulnerable patients required to remain in hospital, increasing capacity to look after patients. With rapid implementation and minimal effort required by Trusts, Doccla can quickly reduce the cost and workload pressures on the NHS.