Introducing the Virtual Ward - a service which has already cared for 300 patients. Supported by colleagues at our Trust and Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. The Virtual Ward provides rapid assessment and wrap-around care to people in their own home, who become suddenly unwell and would normally be admitted to hospital or are already under the care of the Trust and whose needs can be safely managed at home. The Virtual Ward provides an alternative to hospital admission a

Through our Acute Medicine Virtual Ward, nurses like Rowena deliver hospital level care within the patients own homes and prevent unnecessary hospital admission. This means that patients like Heather don’t have to make numerous visits to hospital for her treatment. | The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

26K views · 189 reactions | Our incredible Frailty Virtual Ward aims to prevent hospital admissions which is so important as the majority of our frailty patients are elderly. This week Frailty Nurse Leanne visited 93-year old Doreen in the comfort of her own home. Since its launch in 2023 the Frailty Virtual Ward has saved an amazing 9,000 bed days! #OneWeekInHealthcare NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board | The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | Facebook