“Staywell” self care education programmes for reduced hospital admissions
The Staywell range of self-care education programmes is designed to help patients with long term conditions to improve their quality of life and to keep them out of crisis care. As part of a strategy to reduce unscheduled hospital admissions, Staywell represents an extremely affordable way to deliver self-management support to thousands of LTC patients in a PCT or Health Board catchment area.
Many long term conditions are addressed – COPD, diabetes, angina, hypertension, heart disease, and more – as well as related issues such as medication concordance and support for carers.
The programme audits the level of self-care knowledge a patient has, and whether any important check-ups or lifestyle advice have been missed. It then delivers relevant advice sheets and signposting to local services which can help to plug the gaps identified. Staywell produces valuable analysis helping to identify which patients have the least self care competence (and are therefore at most risk of needing emergency care) so that they can be given extra, preventive support. (Please see our Aberdeenshire Case Study).
Multi-media access to Staywell including touch screen kiosks
Accessibility is a key attribute of Staywell. As well as being available in a range of languages, patients and carers can access the programmes via:- internet
- touchscreens
- portable tablets
- telephone
- on paper
- and soon on digital interactive TV.
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Latest News
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Self Service First for UCLH
15 August 2011 10:21 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust embraces self service technology to improve patient experience and streamline financial efficiencies in outpatients’ department....
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New Care Planning System to launch in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire
10 February 2011 11:07 NHS Oxfordshire and NHS Gloucestershire have both commissioned Intouch’s innovative online system to support Care Planning – “MyCarePlan”. ...
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Self Service check-in optimising the patient experience in a further 3 hospital trusts
25 January 2011 14:48 Following recent news of a trust-wide implementation of self-service kiosks at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; a further three trusts are today announcing plans to embrace the interactive technology as a means of improving patient experience, streamlining efficiencies and reducing cost. ...
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