The NHS Institute for Innovation commissioned the production

of two videos to illustrate innovation in practice in the NHS.

During May, Conerstone's f ilm crew visited MediHome's office in

Slough, Hounslow PCT, West Middlesex Univerity Hospital,

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore and the homes

of patients in Hounslow and Harrow to interview MediHome

managers, the directors and staff from RNOH Stanmore and

Hounslow PCT, and film MediHome nurses at work visiting patients

from these two clients.

MediHome, the Hospital-Care-At-Home company, cares for patients recovering from operations at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital at Stanmore. The NHS patients remain under the care of their RNOH consultant but return home within a few days of their operations, several days soomer than normal, to receive care from MediHome Nurses.

The patients prefer to be at home and there is widespread evidence from overseas that patients recover from operations like hip and knee joint replacements faster in their own homes.

MediHome has an Electronic Patient Record System (Evita) to further improve patient care and provide consultants and clinicians with up to the minute reports and access to images, i.e. wound sites.

Immediately following each patient visit our staff update the patient record. This means that we provide instant and up to date information accessible at any time of the day or night. Consultants can therefore access their patients' records using a web browser to conduct a Virtual Ward Round within minutes, without leaving their desk or home. Consultants can even use the system to provide us with further instructions or modify the treatment being provided.

• Healthcare Benefits

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