Case Studies
Chronic Disease Management: Providing a “convenient” and “relaxed environment” to help patients stabilise blood pressure – Type 1 and 2 Diabetes and Hypertension
Compliance is a major issue in any chronic disease management, combined with the high prevalence of diabetes across Sandwell and West Birmingham, compliance to treatment is a particular challenge to patients achieving their optimum disease control and preventing or delaying further deterioration to their health. Through his clinical practice, Dr
Success Story: Removal of gastrostomy tube, independence and education are some of the goals achieved by Adult Cystic Fibrosis patient with Flo’s tips and support
Alison Marshall is an Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Specialist Dietitian working within the Tayside Adult CF service. The team is based at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, and they are committed to providing specialist care for young people and adults with CF, as well as supporting families of young people with the
Diabetes; Flo improves efficacy of best practice care – a collection of 10 patient stories
The Diabetes Specialist Nursing (DSN) Team at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) provides services for patients with Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes in the north of Derbyshire. The team supports patients with overall management of their condition, helping to avoid both short and long term complications.
Sharing Flo’s legacy case studies from Digital Health Stoke-on-Trent
Digital health: Based on some recent work, we would like to share some legacy case studies from the www.digitalhealthsot.nhs.uk website with our community members. While these case studies are older, they demonstrate how Flo has been having a very positive impact on patients from her early days! Please take a
Flo features in The Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics – Vol.24, No.4
The Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics has published a paper (volume 24, no. 4, 2017) describing NHS Lothian’s approach to integrating patient data generated via Flo into their local electronic medical record (EMR). The paper discusses how telehealth systems, such as Flo, are effective in the monitoring of long
Single Point of Access reduces need for home visits – 4 case studies
The Single Point of Access (SPA) is a one stop shop for referrals between Sheffield Teaching Hospitals’ acute and community services. SPA is an appointment-booking service working in partnership with social workers, mental health nurses and out of hours services, facilitating discharges and avoidance of hospital admissions where possible. Made up
Mental health; Florence reinforces coping techniques – ‘I enjoy receiving my text messages’
Mental Health: Gateshead Talking Therapies offers a confidential service to people wishing to overcome problems triggered by feeling low, depressed, stressed or anxious focusing on helping people experiencing mild, moderately severe and first onset severe problems. The team specialises in working with people aged 16 or over who have
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Liverpool Health Trainers – 3 Case Studies
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Liverpool Health Trainers is managed by Person Shaped Support, they help to empower and enable referred patients to manage their health better through education and support. They have been using Florence to help monitor blood pressure and have shared some of their case studies. CASE STUDY
Podiatry team prevent deterioration and exacerbations with Flo
Florence helps diabetic patients care for their feet Flo has been supporting patients with diabetes to care for their feet in-between routine clinic visits in Oldham, using her friendly persona to motivate patients to undertake daily foot checks and subsequently providing patients with the capability to identify if, and when,
Significant reduction in clinical contacts as Patient’s Mental Health is successfully stabilised with Flo
Patient’s mental health is transformed after Flo’s help to improve medication adherence Helen Thompson, Safe Care Lead and Jan Gorman, Health Care Support Worker from the Learning Disabilities Service at South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust discusses how intervening with Flo has regained the independence of one of their patients with
Intermittent Claudication with Flo motivates patients and immediately increases clinic capacity – 2016
(SCO NHS NHI) Patients feel less isolated and more motivated to improve Intermittent Claudication with Flo’s help Intermittent Claudication (IC) is a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) where pain is experienced in the main muscle groups of the leg when exercising and walking. Patients with IC need to
Early pulmonary rehabilitation – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust increase adherence and safety for patients
Cath O’Connor Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist Jayne Stocks Clinical Lead Assistive Technology Katie Biggs Lead Trial Manager CTRU ‘Making Change Happen’ National Showcase; Early pulmonary rehabilitation following AECOPD This poster was presented as a Community Care workshop at the UK ‘Making Change Happen’ 2017 Conference in Stoke-on-Trent. For more Florence cases studies, visit our florence.community
