Improving Practice through the use of technology Claire Bűchner, Consultant Nurse, Connected Health

Aims o Realise the importance of ICT in nursing practice o Discuss the value of ICT in nursing practice o Identify examples of the use of ICT in nursing practice o Reflect on the need for leadership

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you always had” Albert Einstein

Why? Local issues which reflect global trends o Demographics o LTCs o Increased demand on “system” o Resources – people and £ o Drive for effectiveness and efficiency

Citizen centred o Access to information o More dispersed care o Evidence based care o New ways of receiving information

So in health & social care … o Desire to change o Need to be effective o Need to be efficient o Reducing the burden of illness o More responsive

So by joining the dots …  Linking patients and service users with information and support networks  Connecting patients and service users with clinicians and services  Improved, more consistent monitoring of patient conditions  Linking clinician to clinicians, providing remote access to specialist advice and supporting improved communication across clinical networks  Improving the information base to support clinical decisions  Improving clinical governance and quality assurance programmes  Streamlining the care pathway across the primary, community and hospital care sectors  Better information to support improved performance with ICT

Electronic Care Records

Clinical care pathways enable clinicians to identify the right cohort of patients suitable for the telehealth service Patients are now enrolled on to the telehealth service and start to monitor their vital signs at home Readings are taken with the various peripherals and transmitted to the monitoring centre Qualitative information can be captured via condition specific health interviews/ questionnaires Patients and their carers can view their monitoring history on a secure patient portal Telemonitoring NI

Telecare/Reablement

Nursing Information Systems

Social Media Public Health communication strategies Communities of Practice Enhanced access to information Share with others their health concerns Virtual communities Communicate with HCP

New Skills Information management must become core o What information is necessary to support practice o How the information is represented in NISs o How to find, manipulate and use information o How to manage remote relationships o How to share with other professionals

The Challenges Ahead o Leadership o Modernise nursing roles o Culture o Education

Thank you Claire Bűchner Mobile: Website: