Heart attack patients allowed home early thanks to ground-breaking Blackpool technology
Patients in Lancashire who have suffered a heart attack are being allowed home sooner thanks to the use of state-of-the-art technology.
He has worked with the remote monitoring team to establish the treatment at Blackpool which has helped 25 patients so far. It means patients are more engaged in their own care and hospital beds can be freed up more quickly.Rachel Haworth, project lead at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, said: “Patients can have access to specialist support whilst continuing their recovery in their own homes, which we know has improved outcomes. Covid 19 has created enormous pressure on the healthcare system.
Susan Ashmore, coronary Care Unit ward manager added: “The early hospital discharge pathway has been well received by patients and coronary care unit staff. It has enabled those patients who meet the criteria to be discharged home sooner and freed CCU beds up earlier for other emergency admissions.”
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