1. Nurses and Patients perspective of the future of digital nursing care
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Nurses and Patients perspective of the future of digital nursing care
Kellie Johnson – Clinical Quality Improvement Manager
Teresa McGougan – Strategic Improvement Lead for Nursing & Patient Care
03/06/2019

2. General Practice Nursing Pilot
General Practice Nursing Pilot Project– developing confidence, capability and capacity for delivering technology enabled care
6 month pilot Staffordshire area (funded by NHS England)
Commenced March 2018 – promoting the development of practice nurses to become digital nurse champions
Practical focus including action learning sets
Sharing of good practice as pilot progressed

3. Patient perspective What nurses have observed:
Patients and family more engaged and reassured
Manage your health app supporting long term condition management
Patients enabled to manage their symptoms at home
Improved access to monitoring and treatment
Avoidance of unnecessary treatment
Patients cascading information
Empowering patients to take charge of their health

4. Nurses Perspective
Technology is a major factor impacting nursing practice
Leading Change, Adding Value:
better outcomes
better experiences for people
better use of resources.
Fit for future NHS challenges
Role enrichment

5. Flo Telehealth
Flo (Florence Simple Telehealth) is a text messaging system which can help patients understand their condition including:
reminders to take medication
attend appointments
remote monitoring i.e. blood pressure readings
measurements of pain level or depth of depression
messages of encouragement i.e. quit smoking

6. Manage Your Health App Apps are a great way to engage patients in their healthcare, by informing them of quality and relevant information to them in an engaging and creative way – especially if they have been approved by the NHS!

7. Behaviour /Cultural Change Towards TEC
Reduce barriers ask people what is stopping them?
Ask people what would motivate them
Make it easy and accessible to increase the chances of it being adopted
If a person can monitor their performance they’re more likely to succeed

8. Any Questions?