This page provides links to recent publications in chronological order, including articles from the UK, Australia and France and blogs posted on LinkedIn. English language translations are at the end and, unless otherwise stated, Tara is the author.
For videos, podcasts and spoken word versions of articles, please see the
Video & Podcasts tab.
Further resources and links to support as well as research on digital home care can be found at the Resources tab.
I'm really proud of the Living Well with COPD service we've set up with the team at Bristol and it's been a fantastic collaboration.
One aspect provided is Health Coaching for those living with severe COPD and here is more about that brilliant team at Doccla and what they do to help people stay well at home for longer.
For full article click on image above.
23 April 2024
There is huge scope to extend the reach and impact of virtual wards and remote monitoring. In virtual wards, the NHS leads Europe but must act now if it is not to be overtaken by France, Germany and Denmark the use of remote monitoring for long term conditions.
Article published in Digital Health magazine.
For full article click on image above.
17 April 2024
Denmark believes this model makes economic sense as well as being much preferred by patients. I think it would be great for the UK to do the same - with huge benefits all round - to the NHS and patients alike.
Episode two in a short series focusing on new ways of managing COPD.
For full article click on image above.
15 April 2024
The first in a two-part series on virtual wards for Digital Health magazine.
Outlining the excellent progress on virtual wards across the NHS in England but highlighting that there there is more to do on tech enablement.
For full article click on image above.
11 April 2024
Reflections from the Digital Health Rewired conference, on virtual wards and the huge opportunity of supporting those with COPD with home monitoring.
Episode one in a short series focusing on new ways of
managing COPD.
For full article click on image above.
15 March 2024
It has been a year since I set up Digital Care and it has been a year of firsts, some of which are outlined in this blog.
With a shout out to the amazing clients we have worked with in year one and the phenomenal team.
1 March 2024
Have you seen NHS Emeritus, this new way for retired and semi-retired consultants to work flexibly to see outpatients?
What if we could do the same linking nurses and other staff to roles in virtual wards?
21 Feb 2024
One of the best parts of my job is spending time in the frontline.
This is an account of my visit to the impressive virtual ward service in Oldham, Greater Manchester, led by Professor
Emma Vardy and supported by Doccla.
9 Feb 2024
Article highlighting the evidence on costs and cost effectiveness of virtual wards was reprinted in this Australian Health publication.
This version is on an open link so accessible without a LinkedIn account.
2 Feb 2024
Review of recent trip to Paris visiting the PariSante Campus and attending the Future of People-Centred Health Innovation - a high-level policy forum involving health ministers and leaders from across the 37 members of the OECD.
1 Feb 2024
Article highlighting the evidence on costs and cost effectiveness of virtual wards.
For more on the evidence base for virtual wards and remote monitoring see the Resources page of this website.
29 Jan 2024
Last year, France became the first European country to reimburse remote monitoring for all eligible patients, an exciting development.
This week I visited Paris to meet colleagues and find out more about how this is affecting healthcare & what we can learn from their approach in the UK.
24 Jan 2024
Article published in The Future Health newsletter on a number of overlooked advancements in the NHS, contributing to more care at, and closer to, home.
Expansion of virtual wards, social prescribing, more care in pharmacies and new staff in primary care. Thanks to Kevin McDonnell for the invitation.
22 Jan 2024
Interview with SIH Solutions, the French magazine on innovation in e-health, on the NHS’ journey into digital home care with Melanie Foissey.
The article is in French, for an English translation see “Translations” section below.
20 Dec 2023
About the amazing NHS and Care Volunteer Responders and how they can provide support at home to people on virtual wards.
1 Dec 2023
Interview in the Health Foundation's newsletter on what the future of healthcare may look like.
Photo credit: Emile Holba
28 Nov 2023
Article in the HSJ from Professor Natasha Phillips, Digital Care consultant, on why virtual wards matter. With insights from a professional and a personal perspective.
Sponsored by: Doccla
21 Nov 2023
Reflections from Breid O'Brien, Digital Care consultant, on virtual care following a period of travel. Covering progress, evaluation, real world stories, quintuple aim and more.
13 November 2023
Article in HSJ on revolutionising long-term condition management in the NHS with remote monitoring.
Includes examples from a range of NHS sites doing just that as well as encouragement to use recently announced funding to support this expansion in digital home care.
Sponsored by: Doccla
13 October 2023
Announcing an expansion of our partnership with Doccla, the Virtual Ward company, as in addition to Tara & Jenny we are pleased that Professor Natasha Phillips has also come on board.
28 Sept 2023
Contributed to this article in Health Tech World. "AI, used in conjunction with remote monitoring, could review vital sign information [...] Using this data the AI can act as a clinical co-pilot to the team, prioritising those most in need"
22 Sept 2023
Article in Health Spaces - "NHS Departments are having to think and plan creatively and to provide extra capacity for surges in demand, learning the lessons from previous winters, adapting existing space and creating new spaces where needed."
21 Sept 2023
Article in the Integrated Care Journal on the increasing recognition that digital solutions could help alleviate winter pressures with examples from Herts Community NHS Trust, Northampton General Hospital and Bristol ICB, BNSSG & its Trusts.
Sponsored by Doccla
20 Sept 2023.
Article on three large public surveys this summer demonstrating the demand for digital home care. Including 78% surveyed saying they'd be happy to use home health monitoring if their NHS professional recommended it, rising to 89% of over 75s.
12 Sept 2023
Article in FORTIS magazine for NHS leaders "what I'd love to see now is us using remote monitoring to "winter proof" people". Pages 27-30.
To subscribe and get hard copy or digital versions of FORTIS quarterly, register at www.health-spaces.com
Launch issue Sept 2023
There are many ways in which digital home care can help improve urgent and emergency care and this aims to connect common NHS challenges with solutions.
A quick 3 minute read.
Sept 2023
Article on the NHS reaching its target of 10,000 virtual ward beds & Hertfordshire Community Trust celebrating its 1,000th virtual ward patient.
Featuring Edna Webber, 90, who says "the service has been excellent. It's so much better for me to be at home - I can have what I like to eat, a nice cup of tea and good night's sleep in my own bed. I felt like I made a quicker recovery because I was at home."
30 October 2023
Second blog in the UEC series on how digital home care can help with urgent demand and winter pressures.
Five more ways that remote monitoring
can help.
August 2023
Last winter was one of the toughest ever for the NHS. What can we do to make the
next one better?
Here are five ways that remote monitoring
can make a difference, with examples of where it is doing so, right now.
July 2023
Article in WIRED magazine on the anniversary of the NHS’ 75th Birthday & what we'd like to see in the future.
If you’d prefer to listen to it there is a spoken edition below
July/Aug 2023
Article in HSJ’s "The Download", asking if the significance and potential of digital home care is passing some health leaders by.
While there has been huge progress across the NHS, particularly in Virtual Wards, it feels as though the full potential is yet to be realised, particularly in terms of urgent care and long term condition manage
Article in HSJ’s "The Download", asking if the significance and potential of digital home care is passing some health leaders by.
While there has been huge progress across the NHS, particularly in Virtual Wards, it feels as though the full potential is yet to be realised, particularly in terms of urgent care and long term condition management.
My thoughts in this interview with the Health Service Journal.
July 2023
What's can we learn about scaling digital home care from Denmark?
Following a health tech visit to Copenhagen, these were my top five:
1 National shortlist of must dos focusing on digital home care
2 Incentives related to their progress
3 Impressive results in COPD at Home
4 Funded time off for carers
5 Healthy partnerships with the public and private sectors
May 2023
This one is not by me but is one of my absolute favourites on the topic.
A superb long form article by Helen Ouyang in the New York Times Magazine (audio link also available in the piece) about the history of the home care movement in the US and
where this is now going.
Photography credit:
Kholood Eid
- for the New York Times
Jan 2023
New ways of managing long term conditions: Heart failure
With examples from across the country including -
Imperial, West Herts, MerseyCare
and Leicester
Jan 2023
The five dimensions of quality in healthcare -
1 Improving the experience of care, 2 Improving population Health, 3 Reducing Costs
4 Staff & workforce wellbeing
5 Advancing Health Equity
The article provides examples of each from NHS digital home care sites
Our company seeks to help clients with these five dimensions (see Our Goals)
Jan 2023
"People in hospital often yearn for the normality and comfort of home"
Quote by Nisha Jose, MerseyCare
TeleHealth Hub
This blog describes the impressive TeleHealth Hub run by MerseyCare Foundation Trust following our visit there
Nov 2022
"I think it's absolutely amazing!"
Great results being achieved for people living with COPD including a huge reduction in emergency admissions thanks to clinical supervision with digital support.
Examples from different parts of the NHS including Airedale, Cheshire, Merseyside
and Leicester.
Oct 2022
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