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03/02/2024

This week at Arab Health in Dubai, our VitalHub UK CEO, Mike Sanders, finalised a partnership deal with the prestigious M42 group.

Mike Sanders

🤝 Yesterday at the Arab Health Exhibition in , we unveiled a strategic partnership between the operator of Malaffi (Abu Dhabi Health Information…

28/09/2023

Our VitalHub UK CEO, Mike Sanders with our International team in Dubai today.

23/03/2023

Tonight is the big night! We're on our way to the Partnership Awards with the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. We're nominated for the innovative and groundbreaking Dorset Health Village project.

About the Dorset Health Village Project:
In April 2021, facing a backlog of more than 110,000 pandemic-delayed outpatient appointments, UHD began a ground-breaking project to open a remote outpatient assessment clinic in a department store. As part of the trust’s innovative and ambitious ‘ThinkBIG’ initiative to help them tackle their backlog of outpatient appointments, clinically-led plans were drawn up to transform what was an empty shop floor into 1,600 square metres of partitioned clinical space, taking the trust’s services into the heart of the community. The Dorset Health Village opened on 20 December 2021, with 98% of patients that have attended the facility rating the experience as ‘good’ or ‘very good’.

See you there!

16/03/2023

Just one week to go, and we'll be attending the Partnership Awards with the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust for the innovative and groundbreaking Dorset Health Village project.

About the Dorset Health Village Project:
In April 2021, facing a backlog of more than 110,000 pandemic-delayed outpatient appointments, UHD began a ground-breaking project to open a remote outpatient assessment clinic in a department store. As part of the trust’s innovative and ambitious ‘ThinkBIG’ initiative to help them tackle their backlog of outpatient appointments, clinically-led plans were drawn up to transform what was an empty shop floor into 1,600 square metres of partitioned clinical space, taking the trust’s services into the heart of the community. The Dorset Health Village opened on 20 December 2021, with 98% of patients that have attended the facility rating the experience as ‘good’ or ‘very good’.

See you there!

15/03/2023

One year ago... South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust launched a trust-wide roll-out of the Intouch Platform following a successful proof-of-concept project.

A spokesperson at South Tees said: “After a relatively short pilot programme using Flow Manager across we have seen improvements in clinic and performance, and a better for our .

“Staff can view the status of each patient, including if they have arrived and checked-in or if they are late, if they have been called to be seen, and when their appointment has started.

“They can plan, manage and update the entire patient journey through Flow Manager which integrates with our EPR and has helped improve care coordination across and deliver significant operational efficiencies.”

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ILNbn7

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is launching a new digital dashboard to manage patient flow across both of its hospital sites.

02/03/2023

We're excited to be attending the Partnership Awards next month - not long to go now! We are nominated in partnership with the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust for the innovative and groundbreaking Dorset Health Village project.

About the Dorset Health Village Project:
In April 2021, facing a backlog of more than 110,000 pandemic-delayed outpatient appointments, UHD began a ground-breaking project to open a remote outpatient assessment clinic in a department store. As part of the trust’s innovative and ambitious ‘ThinkBIG’ initiative to help them tackle their backlog of outpatient appointments, clinically-led plans were drawn up to transform what was an empty shop floor into 1,600 square metres of partitioned clinical space, taking the trust’s services into the heart of the community. The Dorset Health Village opened on 20 December 2021, with 98% of patients that have attended the facility rating the experience as ‘good’ or ‘very good’.

See you there!

22/02/2023

The Christie's £26m cancer centre in Macclesfield has marked its first anniversary this month.

Funded through £23m from The Christie charity, The Christie at Macclesfield has transformed cancer care for NHS patients, providing a total of over 32,000 appointments in its first 12 months.

Intouch with Health supported the launch of the cancer centre by supplying digital patient flow solutions. This PAS-integrated technology enables staff to view the status of each patient in real-time - including if they have arrived and checked-in or if they are late, if they have been called to be seen, and if the appointment has started.

Using free-standing digital kiosks, patients can self-check-in, or they can attend the reception area if they prefer. Using the self-check-in kiosks, patients can avoid any queues and help reduce time spent ‘checking-in’ for their appointment. Once the patient has checked in for their appointment using the kiosks or the reception area, the Flow Manager dashboard is automatically and immediately updated, alerting all staff to the patient's arrival. Using Intouch with Health’s Calling solution, patients can then be digitally called forward to see the clinician, when the clinician is ready to see them.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3KvlNgX

The Christie's £26m cancer centre in Macclesfield has marked its first anniversary, with over 32,000 appointments in its first 12 months.

25/01/2023

VitalHub UK Management team meeting for dinner with colleagues from Canada and Sri Lanka tonight. VitalHub Uk Annual Seminar 2023.

23/01/2023

We are delighted to have won the Excellence in Innovation and Change category, in partnership with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, at the HTN Now Awards 2023!

This is in recognition of the Trust’s Dorset Health Village Project – an innovative and ambitious vision to transform the top floor of a into an , to support the Trust in tackling a backlog of more than 110,000 pandemic-delayed appointments across Dorset.

The project has been commended and visited by former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, and NHS England Chief Executive, Amanda Pritchard – and is being praised as the model to get testing for illnesses back to pre-pandemic levels by 2025.

Featured on BBC News, Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England, stated: “This is a remarkable facility. I can see from walking around here the energy of the staff who have been able to not only bring their services here and run them in a way that is offering more access, more conveniently - but also to innovate, and provide something which is truly is world-class care.”

Watch our recent with Mark Mould, Chief Operating Officer at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust and Pete Beaumont, Sales Director at VitalHub UK to learn more about this incredible project: https://bit.ly/3h2xGhw

16/01/2023

We’re delighted to be nominated at the HTN Now Awards 2023, in the Excellence in and Change category - alongside the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - for the Dorset Health Village Project.

The HTN Now Awards 2023 share and celebrate innovations, teams and suppliers that have made a difference. Digital HTN Now Awards evening will take place at 7 PM on 18 January.

The Dorset Health Village Project was the Trust’s vision to create a remote outpatient on the top floor of a department store, delivering high-volume, low-complexity face-to-face outpatient screening and appointments.

If you’d like to learn more about this innovative project and how it is supporting the trust to tackle their , watch our recent webinar with the Trust, here: https://bit.ly/3h2xGhw

13/12/2022

Intouch with Health is delighted to announce its success at 2022 Global Excellence Awards after being named the winner of the 'Best Patient Flow Management Solutions Provider UK' category!

Now in their third year, the 2022 Global Excellence Awards have been designed to recognise the companies, teams and individuals who are excelling in the ever-growing industry of human and environmental health - those who set the highest standards by pushing boundaries and creating the most cutting-edge healthcare solutions.

05/12/2022

Intouch with Health is delighted to announce that alongside University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust the Dorset Health Village project has been shortlisted in the Best Elective Care Recovery Initiative category at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023, recognising the dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration with the NHS.

The HSJ Partnership Awards recognise and honour the most effective partnerships, innovative projects and collaborations in the UK health system. The prestigious award programme, now in its sixth year, is not just a celebration of success stories but also a platform to shape the future of our new integrated health and care system.

About the Dorset Health Village Project:
In April 2021, facing a backlog of more than 110,000 pandemic-delayed outpatient appointments, UHD began a ground-breaking project to open a remote outpatient assessment clinic in a department store. As part of the trust’s innovative and ambitious ‘ThinkBIG’ initiative to help them tackle their backlog of outpatient appointments, clinically-led plans were drawn up to transform what was an empty shop floor into 1,600 square metres of partitioned clinical space, taking the trust’s services into the heart of the community. The Dorset Health Village opened on 20 December 2021, with 98% of patients that have attended the facility rating the experience as ‘good’ or ‘very good’

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VtuR8G