Case study: Providing rapid care to people in their own home rather than going to hospital, through a frailty virtual ward in Leeds

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This case studies describes how the virtual ward in Leeds supports up to 40 patients per day and provides co-ordinated rapid care to people aged over 70 with moderate to severe frailty in their own homes.

Together, they have saved nearly 10,000 bed days since launching the pilot virtual ward in November 2019.

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Providing rapid care to people in their own home rather than going to hospital, through a frailty virtual ward in Leeds

Providing rapid care to people in their own home rather than going to hospital, through a frailty virtual ward in Leeds

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Published 10 March 2022.