Enabling remote and collaborative care

COVID [email protected]  

We delivered enhancements to daily lists of new patients with a positive coronavirus 19 test who are over 65 and/or clinically vulnerable. As of 6 May 2021, 99 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) had registered to receive these patient lists via secure electronic file transfer (SEFT) with 87 CCGs downloading lists

We've introduced provision of data via Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices (DSCROs) to facilitate notification of eligible patients to individual GP practices (13 April 2021).

We issued specification to remote monitoring suppliers (30 March 2021) to enable automated data collection from remote monitoring apps and GP systems. Automated collection is expected to start in June, reducing the burden on front line staff and improving coverage of the data collection

Guidance was issued to primary care on 20 April 2021 to ensure data on patients onboarded into the COVID [email protected] pathway is available in the Summary Care Record (SCR) with Additional Information.

We delivered data on 19 April 2021 for around 20,000 patients that participated in the COVID [email protected] programme to the evaluation team from Imperial University, University College London and the Health Foundation. Further data will be delivered for evaluation in June. The evaluation will assess the impact of the programme on mortality and length of stay in hospital.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams remains an important enabler for remote collaboration, with over 26 million chats, 3.1 million calls, and 6.8 million meetings taking place on the platform between 30 March 2021 and 9 May 2021.