Joining up health and social care in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Issue being addressed: The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Care Record is bringing together people’s separate health and care records into a structured, easy-to-read format all in one secure place. This is giving health and care professionals directly involved in an individual’s care a more complete view of the care and treatment that they are […]

Supporting residents through technology-enabled care at home

Issue being addressed Like the rest of the country, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has faced increases in ambulance call-outs and hospital admissions for residents from care homes. Furthermore, in Leicester, 80% of emergency department admissions for sepsis come from the community, resulting in extended and preventable hospital admissions. The local health and care system believed […]

New maternity app to address health inequalities

Jaram app

A new app, Janam, developed by a obstetrician at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, is hoping to improve perinatal health, reduce health inequalities and improve maternity outcomes for new mums from the South Asian population. 

Virtual wards reduce hospital admissions

The challenge Virtual wards are part of a range of initiatives to reduce unavoidable hospital admissions.  These ‘Hospital at Home’ models help reduce avoidable admissions by providing the hospital-level care at home. Th aim is to reduce pressure on the NHS and bring down waiting times by providing additional capacity through alternatives to hospital admission. […]