Supporting respiratory care in Powys: A Patient Success Story
Jo Allen is the Respiratory Specialist Nurse Team Leader at Welshpool Hospital. Jo was first introduced to Flo a number of years ago, and has been using Flo to support patients who have a variety of respiratory conditions. She has recently taken some time to share one of her patient’s stories with us. I have […]
54 year old COPD sufferer’s life kept in harmony thanks to Florence’s innovative text system
Lanarkshire’s answer to Johnny Cash has revealed how the power of text has kept his life in harmony during ill health from COPD. John Stalker (54), from Hamilton, was a long distance driver who – inspired by the Man in Black – sang and played guitar around local music halls and clubs in his spare […]
Better Self-Management Improves Quality of Life for COPD Patients in the Highlands
COPD: Florence supports patients to take personal responsibility You may have previously read the inspirational report published by NHS Highland providing a comprehensive analysis of Florence’s impact across a number of services throughout the Highlands region, including hypertension, asthma, low FODMAP diet and weight loss. Feedback around NHS Highland’s COPD pathway has been fantastic. Patients interacted with […]
Home and Mobile Health Monitoring Evaluation – Economic Case Studies
We are delighted to announce another exciting publication, “HMHM Economic Case Studies 2019” by Digital Health & Care Scotland, who have previously published their National 3-year evaluation “Towards Scaling Up Home and Mobile Health Monitoring 2015-2018”. This report provides us with a detailed analysis of the considerable cost savings across three varying locations in Scotland; […]
COPD patient avoids calling 999 and acute admissions through self-management with Flo
Blythe Bridge Surgery – Tean and Blythe Bridge Primary Care Ann Hughes – Practice Nurse Flo Helps COPD Patient with a High Frequency of Acute Admissions to Self-Manage and Stay Well Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) describes a number of conditions including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It is a condition where the airways become inflamed […]
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 website – members log in
Enabling Patients with COPD to Self Manage and Enable Early Intervention in Lanarkshire (United4Health Pan-European Initiative)
NHS Lanarkshire have integrated Flo as part of the European-wide initiative United4Health, geared to using new technology to improve healthcare. NHS Lanarkshire along with North and South Lanarkshire Council are partners and the initiative and Flo has been demonstrated as a key tool in supporting patients with COPD to be enabled to self manage at […]
