CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS
we ' ve done with our wearable technology and are considering using this nationally in a much bigger project ," he says .
" Some of the work that we ' ve done has inspired other units to do some of the same , but I think overriding everything , what we found is that COVID forced us into this virtual world as clinicians and accelerated the acceptance of technology when before it was always seen as something that was going to add time and be an inconvenience . I think it allowed us to bring those changes in quickly because people realised that it did make their working day easier ."
Now that virtual consultations are in place , they are looking at ways to enrich the patient
“Moving away from the horrible experience of COVID , we need to make sure we don ' t forget the lessons and revert back to where we were ”
GRAHAM WALSH CHIEF CLINICAL INFORMATION OFFICER , CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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