Technology has a major part to play in integrating and simplifying the patient journey between hospital and home - improving lives and freeing up vital resources at the same time. NHS Digital and NHS England have recently put the focus on improving delayed discharges with a £1.4m pot of funding for local government to work with NHS colleagues.
UKAuthority's Helen Olsen Bedford joined NHS Digital, the LGA, Essex County Council and Microsoft in the studio to discuss how to get the patient journey right between health and social care - and how best to then keep people safe and well in their own homes for longer:
On the panel:
- James Palmer, Programme Head, Social Care Programme, Data and Integration, NHS Digital
- Mark Golledge, Programme Manager, Care and Health Digital Lead, Local Government Association
- Richard Smith, Interim Director Technology Enabled Care, Essex County Council
- Tim Gregson, Chief Technology Officer for Local & Regional Government, Microsoft
To help reduce delayed discharges, NHS Digital has announced £1.4m funding for local authorities and their NHS partners to integrate their patient discharge from hospital into local authority social care process. For more information on how they can apply for this funding visit: https://nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
