NHS organizations are expanding the use of remote monitoring services in a bid to provide more care closer to home, reduce pressure on hospitals and identify deterioration sooner.
Graphnet Health has announced that it now supports 84 live clinical pathways across 16 NHS organizations spanning nine integrated care systems and one site in Scotland through Graphnet Remote Monitoring powered by Luscii.
Peter Almond, head of digital and administrative service at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are delighted to be working with Luscii and Graphnet to further develop this service, supporting the ambition of the NHS 10-year plan to move more care from hospitals to the community and expand digitally enabled home care.”
In Stockport, for example, services are using remote monitoring to support pathways including heart failure, frailty and respiratory care, helping patients receive urgent care safely at home.
More than 2.2 million patient measurements have been submitted through the platform since expansion began, supporting services including heart failure, COPD, frailty, diabetes, respiratory care, virtual wards and long-term condition management.
Rachel Foster, remote monitoring pilot project lead at Family Nursing & Home Care, said: “Family Nursing & Home Care is proud to be working in partnership with Graphnet and Luscii to explore how remote monitoring technology can support more proactive and preventive care for Islanders.
“With the support of Digital Jersey’s CareTech programme, this pilot will help us trial new ways to identify early deterioration and help people with frailty and long-term conditions remain healthy and independent at home.”
The broader Graphnet platform is used in more than 20 NHS integrated care systems and supports around 17 million people through shared care records, population health management and connected care services.
Heart failure and COPD currently represent the largest areas of adoption, along with pathways supporting frailty, hypertension, respiratory conditions and diabetes.
Additional pathways include acute respiratory infections, asthma, bronchiectasis, COVID-19, pediatrics, palliative care, Parkinson’s, pneumonia, OPAT, and oxygen weaning.
NHS interest in remote monitoring has continued to grow in both acute and community settings, Graphnet said, with services increasingly using digital tools to help doctors identify deterioration earlier, reduce unnecessary hospital attendance and support more patients safely at home.
Markus Bolton, chief executive of Graphnet Health, said: “This is a clear example of how remote monitoring is rapidly scaling up across the NHS.
“What is particularly encouraging is the breadth of pathways currently available. This is no longer limited to individual pilots or isolated services. Remote monitoring is becoming increasingly integrated into community, acute and long-term care, which is where it is starting to have a real transformative impact.
“Building on the remote monitoring capability already established across the NHS, this latest expansion shows how services can scale more quickly when the right infrastructure is already in place.”
