AHPs Utilising Technology In Ayrshire

Joanna MowbrayAHP Telehealth Lead

Inspiration

The Beginning

Difficulty accessing limited pulmonary rehab service due to • distance to travel, • time of classes• severity of symptomsAsked to attend a meeting re using telehealth for individuals living with lung conditions

Collaborative working

• Patient groups, Breath-Easy, Respiratory MCN

• CHPs and community services• Work with telehealth team

within Ayrshire and Arran• Scottish Centre for Telehealth

to secure funding for the development

• Work with technology company to develop the software.

Tele-health Module

FeedbackEducationFollow up

Results so far

• The programme has been developed and the pods bought.

• First 6 pts have received Pods• Outcomes measures used

– Patent feedback– Quality of life– exercise tolerance– confidence to self-manage – Goals achieved– Usability of equipment

What Next?

• Continue to Increase access to Pulmonary rehab for individuals by seeking more funding to extend service

• Developed Cardiac rehabilitation module currently applying for funding

• Develop evidence of effectiveness• Continue to promote telehealth to

supplement tradition forms of rehabilitation.

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AHP Telehealth Group

AHPs from Health and Social careInitial planEngage AHPs in using technology to enhance service delivery.Conference for AHPs in Ayrshire with over 100 attendees

Tele-healthcare Referrals

• Referrals from AHPS to tele-healthcare have increase

Speech and Language Therapy

• Ipads and Fizzbooks are now routinely used to re inforce therapy interventions

• Been able to purchase more units for patients to take part in therapy at home rather than travel to clinics

• Routinely use video conferencing to access national and local training

Utilising Social media

• Staff • BillyAHP

• Twitter• https

://twitter.com/nhsaaa• Ayrshire

SLT@weepeoplechat• Cardiac rehab @cardiac

R• aphTelehealthcare

Using Web Based Recourses

Learning

ResilienceIT GovernanceProcurementWorking with industryIntellectual propertiesIT skillsPoster presentations

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