Case Studies
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.
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 specializes 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
Podiatry: Flo 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
Significant reduction in clinical contacts as patient’s Mental Health is successfully stabilized 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
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 push further into
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
Urinary Continence; dramatically better outcomes with Florence within 2 months
Iain Trayner, TEC Project Manager Urinary Continence: Using Florence to improve the lives of local people The NHS Western Isles Continence service provides advice and support to people living with the condition in these islands. Urinary Continence can be a very difficult condition to live with and many people can feel trapped,
Heart Failure; Bossy Flossie helps patient Agnes to better health (Heart Failure Daily Weight Monitoring)
NHS Western Isles Bossy Flossie! Earlier this year, after a period of deteriorating health, much to her surprise Agnes was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and advanced heart failure. After a period of treatment on the mainland she returned home and is now under the supervision of the Heart Failure team in
72% of Orthopedic Patients Discharged Without Needing Clinic Visits
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, the impact of Florence as a means of reducing unnecessary in-person follow-ups after total hip and knee replacements has been significant. Instead of requiring every patient to return to clinic for their 6- and 12-month reviews, patients were supported remotely using Florence. The project showed that
