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Hospitals · Virtual wards

Watch over patients at home and step in early

Readings from devices, wearables and the app reach your team in real time. Alerts show who needs you first, helping to reduce hospital visits.

Remote monitoringReal-time alertsMessaging and videoMedication reminders

What changes

More care at home. Less pressure on beds.

Free up beds

Care for more people at home and ease hospital capacity constraints.

Spot problems early

Real-time readings and alerts help your team catch complications and act in time.

Fewer visits

Monitoring and video calls help reduce on-site visits and ease pressure on staff.

How it works

From the hospital bed to home

  1. 1Set up the planAgree goals, medication and the readings to track, shared to the patient’s app.
  2. 2Readings flow inDevices, wearables and patient reports send data to your team in real time.
  3. 3Alerts flag riskReal-time alerts show which patients need attention first.
  4. 4Step in earlyMessage or video call the patient, and adjust their plan.
Virtual wardRemote monitoring
DDavidAt home · day 3On trackNeeds reviewBack in range

Oxygen · last 3 days

Threshold 92%
Alert · DavidOxygen 91%, below 92%
Plan adjusted: oxygen every 2 hours

How it works

From the hospital bed to home

  1. 1Set up the planAgree goals, medication and the readings to track, shared to the patient’s app.
  2. 2Readings flow inDevices, wearables and patient reports send data to your team in real time.
  3. 3Alerts flag riskReal-time alerts show which patients need attention first.
  4. 4Step in earlyMessage or video call the patient, and adjust their plan.
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A man smiles at a text on his phone at home
Virtual wardRemote monitoring
DDavidAt home · day 3On trackNeeds reviewBack in range
Blood pressure128/82
Oxygen97%
Weight82 kg
SymptomsNone new

Oxygen · last 3 days

Threshold 92%
Ward 7 · Bed 12At home · day 3

David’s plan for home

  • Blood pressure each morning
  • Oxygen twice a day
  • Weigh before breakfast
  • Symptom check-in
Alert · DavidOxygen 91%, below 92%
A clinician smiles as she talks on the phone at her laptopTom, ward nurseCalling David…On the call · 00:00
Plan adjusted: oxygen every 2 hours

Hospital-level watchfulness, at homeSee remote monitoring

Two sides, one ward

One plan for your ward team and your patients

Your team sees every patient’s readings and alerts. Patients see their own data, plan and messages at home.

Your ward team

Every patient in one view

Real-time alerts on each patient’s health readings
A clear view to plan staff and equipment
One plan shared with specialists and primary care
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Your patients

Their recovery, in their hands

Message nurses and doctors when they need to
See their own readings and trends over time
Medication reminders and a digital record of doses
Digital services for patients
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Your ward team

Every patient in one view

Real-time alerts on each patient’s health readings
A clear view to plan staff and equipment
One plan shared with specialists and primary care
Your patients

Their recovery, in their hands

Message nurses and doctors when they need to
See their own readings and trends over time
Medication reminders and a digital record of doses

One plan for your ward team and your patients

Questions

What virtual ward teams ask us

Can’t see your question? Our team is happy to help.

Contact us

Patients can add readings from fitness wearables, including Fitbit, Google Fit and Withings, alongside data from their record and their own reports.

Readings come into one caseload, so your team can see who needs attention and act early.

Healum supports FHIR standards and works with Epic, Cerner and Meditech, as well as EMIS, SystmOne and Vision in primary care.

On secure, UK-based Google Cloud servers. We submit the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit every year, run annual penetration tests, use role-based access controls and have a dedicated Data Protection Officer.

No. Patients can also use Healum on a tablet or on the web.

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We’ll show you remote monitoring and alerts for a pathway like yours.