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Technology-enabled remote monitoring (2021/23) 

Find out more about the Q Lab project with the NHS, in partnership for digital health and care.

Between 2021 and 2023, Q Lab worked on a Lab project with the NHS, in partnership for digital health and care. Together we explored how to build staff and patient trust and confidence in technology-enabled remote monitoring, so that it can be scaled across the health and care system.

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Why did we look at technology-enabled remote monitoring?

Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology and digital transformation were priorities for the health and care system. Although the pressures of the pandemic accelerated the scale and pace of adoption of digital care in some settings, pre-existing trends and challenges intensified. This meant that care enabled by digital was a key part of the vision for improving value and access for patients, and recovery of the health and care system following the acute stage of COVID-19.

We believed that by bringing together teams with digital expertise and improvement expertise, we could create sustainable models for different settings and population needs that prioritised staff wellbeing and made progress on this vital challenge for the system.

What do we mean by technology-enabled remote monitoring?

Technology-enabled remote monitoring is the use of technology, devices, or apps to support patients to monitor and manage their health or
long-term conditions. Technology-enabled remote monitoring enables the remote exchange of information, primarily between a patient or citizen and a health or care professional, to assist in diagnosing or monitoring health status or promoting good health.

Emerging insights

Between November 2021 – May 2022 we held six workshops as part of the Q Lab design process. We brought together contributors and test teams to collaboratively explore the topic of technology-enabled remote monitoring. You can read the summary blogs from each workshop and find out more about what we learnt and discussed.

Download the emerging insights

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