Webinar series: Hospital at home

Hospital at home: Oxford

Sophie McGlen

Pharmacist, Oxford University Hospitals

Hospital at home: South Wales

Hospital at home: South Wales (extended version)

Dr Gagan Belludi 

Consultant geriatrician, Newport, South Wales

Hospital at home: Sandwell and West Birmingham

Sharjeel Kiani

Acute medicine consultant, Sandwell and West Birmingham

Paul Bennett

Advanced clinical practitioner, Sandwell and West Birmingham

Hospital at home: Derbyshire

Dr Maya Kessler

ST6 and community geriatric fellow, Derbyshire

Hospital at home: Lanarkshire

Dr Claire Steel

Clinical lead and consultant geriatrician, Lanarkshire

Published

11 August 2023

Theme

Leading change

Sub Theme

Leading improvement

About

Experts reflect on their experience of using virtual wards (also known as hospital at home), which allow patients to get the care they need at home safely and conveniently, rather than being in hospital.

Further resources

Reading

No place like home

RCP Cymru Wales report calling for investment in ‘hospital at home’ services that provide specialist medical care in the community.

Blog

Helena Clements: Virtual wards - part of the net zero approach

My vision of the future will include empty beds, fewer respiratory and diabetes related diseases.

Video

Webinar: Hospital at home or virtual wards?

Professor Dan Lasserson, Charlotte Lynch and Dr Geraint Lewis discuss the evidence.