TytoCare has announced an expanded partnership with the NHS which will see its telehealth solution in use across 14 organisations and 26 projects across Yorkshire and Humber, alongside nearly 70 care homes.
The integration of TytoCare into the NHS’ current virtual care offerings will allow clinicians to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during video visits and the device will also be used offline for asynchronous exams.
After receiving CE Mark approval in 2018, TytoCare and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust partnered the following year to carry out remote examinations for chronic paediatric respiratory patients, paediatric patients with ENT conditions, as well as paediatric palliative care.
Bradford was the first trust in the UK to partner with TytoCare, and following the success of the pilot and building on the accelerated adoption of digital health during the COVID-19 pandemic, NHSX initiated a new Joined-Up Care Programme to accelerate the scale of using digital innovations to transform patient care.
The expansion is currently being implemented in various use cases, including care homes, remote patient monitoring, post-discharge care, paediatric virtual wards, and respiratory care.
In its new deployment across Yorkshire and Humber, TytoCare – the world’s first all-in-one modular device and examination platform for AI-powered, on-demand, remote medical exams – will be in use in key locations including Leeds Children’s Hospital and Sheffield Children’s.
At Leeds Children’s Hospital, TytoCare’s solution is being used by the Cleft Lip & Palate Team, where cleft nurses can take high quality images and videos of babies’ mouths in the maternity unit and when they visit the baby at home for follow ups. The images are then reviewed by a surgeon for diagnosis, the planning of surgical options, as well as post-op follow up, all virtually without the need for the baby and their family to travel to outpatient appointments.
Doctors at Sheffield Children’s are using TytoCare devices for the NHS FT Home Ventilation Virtual Clinic to undertake physical checks on community visits and facilitate online remote consultations and examinations. Sheffield Children’s plans on deploying the TytoCare devices to its NHS FT Paediatric Palliative Care Team so that more children and families can benefit from enhanced virtual support at home, avoiding travel to and from the hospital.
“We are honoured that the NHS has chosen to implement our telehealth solution across NHS trusts,” said Dedi Gilad, CEO and co-founder of TytoCare.
“TytoCare’s solutions deliver convenient and accessible healthcare without compromising quality, all from the comfort of home. We look forward to continuing our work with the NHS to expand its incredible telehealth programs across the UK.”
The Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has been working closely with TytoCare, maximising its knowledge of and relationships within the health sector to support the adoption and spread of the TytoCare solution across the healthcare system. After noticing the solution during its initial pilot in Bradford, the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN advocated for it to be part of NHSX’s Joined-Up Care Programme.
“We’re thrilled to provide the TytoCare solution to 14 different trusts, across 26 projects, ensuring patients are getting the best possible care. New digital tools like TytoCare help to design services around individual patient and family needs as well as reduce the need for hospital visits and admissions,” said Kate Lodge, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network.
“We look forward to continuing our journey of digital innovation with TytoCare, providing opportunities for many individuals, from babies to the elderly with comprehensive virtual care, as well as giving clinicians the tools needed to safely care for, diagnose, and treat more patients remotely.”
