New NIHR evidence summary published featuring NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber Urgent Care theme’s Health Call app evaluation. An NHS-owned app (HealthCall Digital Care Homes) records care home residents’ health information when they become unwell. The information in the app can be accessed by clinicians at a community hub who advise on people’s treatment.
Researchers found that this approach led to:
- Fewer emergency hospital admissions
- Fewer attendances at emergency departments
- Shorter hospital stays.