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NHS Parliamentary Awards 2023 Finals. West Herts Virtual Ward was Highly Commended! West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust VIRTUAL HOSPITAL WHTH Thanks to Oliver Dowden for nominating us!

Today I went to UK Prime Minister to meet Rishi Sunak, Steve Barclay and Amanda Pritchard. I championed a national strategy for robotic surgery in the #nhs using West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as an example of how it can be delivered.#NHS75 Suraj Kumar🌈💙 Najib Daulatzai Sree Mallappa

1/ Short 🧵 on lies, damned lies, & statistics I've seen some rather misleading use of statistics on the BBC / Sky today, its not clear whether they dont understand the differences, or they are trying to mislead Please read all & share / RT

Debut presentation for Dr Michael Shaw at the ERS on behalf of the amazing WHTH Virtual Hospital. Preliminary data suggest significant LOS reductions with non-inferior readmission rates/mortality. Well done. Michael van der Watt Dr Niall Keenan Bala smita @drmknight

Thanks Chris. We’re proud of this report and the ERS presentation on our COPD VH. This is ‘real world’ data. It’s there to challenge, provoke, energise and inspire our clinical community ⁦VIRTUAL HOSPITAL WHTH⁩ ⁦Michael van der Watt⁩ ⁦⁦@drmknight⁩ linkedin.com/posts/chris-ri…

‘Real world data’ suggest that COPD virtual wards improve LOS, readmission rates and bed day utilisation. Thanks to colleagues at Health Innovation Manchester, AHSN & NHSE. Report here: england.nhs.uk/long-read/rapi… @drmknight Dr Niall Keenan Chris Richmond Tara Donnelly VIRTUAL HOSPITAL WHTH

I'm delighted to be speaking at #HETT23 on 26-27th September at ExCeL London. Register for your free pass to join the event invt.io/1txbbqorkds

Fresh from presenting at ERS Milan 2023, I’ll be sharing outcomes on our nationally recognised digitally-enabled COPD virtual ward HETT Show. Real world data on how to change system pathways VIRTUAL HOSPITAL WHTH @drmknight Dr Niall Keenan Michael van der Watt hettshow.co.uk/speaker/andrew…

6 years of cardio pulmonary exercise testing, West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seems like a lifetime ago now, very proud of how the team has developed delivering a well respected service offering a valuable tool in assessing breathless patients Andrew Barlow @drmknight

Very happy to chair this session today. Great discussion. Futureproofing virtual wards. HETT Show #virtualwards

Another great panel on virtual wards. Been reflecting how 2 years ago we had our first every panel on tech enabled VWs at HETT with a patient voice encouraging us to do it everywhere and it’s happening! 👏 Rosie Hardamanjit Kaur Andrew Barlow Dr Niall Keenan Claire Beard #HETT2023 HETT Show

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#VirtualWards guidance for carers is now available on Carers UK's website. This helpful guidance includes a checklist and advocacy guide for #Carers, explaining what a virtual ward is and what to expect Read them: carersuk.org/help-and-advic…

These shoes were brilliant. 1st outing in the Sussex mud! ⁦LANX⁩

For all of you out there who want to make a difference…linkedin.com/posts/robert-o…

For all those aspiring retirees (NHS), beware the partial retirement option if you’re having to re-join the 2015 pension scheme. Big PIA inflation recalculation potential will generate a nasty in year annual allowance charge. Problem has come through since Oct 23. Dr Tony Goldstone

Supporting our amazing frailty service as they showcase their essential service West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Walking ‘in their shoes’ comes to life when you wear a frailty suit Michael van der Watt kelly McGovern Emma Pope Care of the Elderly Specialist Practitioners WHTHT

The Frailty team start their focus week with a information morning where teams from the trust are sharing knowledge and networking. Please come and join the teams in the Taylor room until 1200. Palliative care, Carers, Parkinson’s, Hospital@Home, Sepsis, Continence and Dementia

#hsjvirtualcare great to hear ⁦Matthew Coats⁩ in conversation with ⁦Alastair McLellan⁩ ⁦Shelagh O'Riordan⁩ sharing the ⁦West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust⁩ virtual ward experience ⁦Andrew Barlow⁩ ⁦VIRTUAL HOSPITAL WHTH⁩