Veteran patients tap in to mobile phone app (myrecovery)

Veteran patients tap in to mobile phone app (myrecovery)
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital News 13 November 2019

• The myrecovery app (https://www.myrecovery.ai/) is being trialled by patients of the Veterans’ Orthopaedic Service at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Shropshire. 
• The app includes videos from Surgeons, Physiotherapists and Nurses who offer tips and advice from patients, as well as providing them with a way to track their progress on the road to recovery.

Virtual online consultations

Virtual online consultations: advantages and limitations (VOCAL) study. 

BMJ Open 2016;6: e009388. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2015-009388 

• Description of a Health Foundation project to explore the advantages and limitations of video consultations over face to face or telephone consultations. The programme aims to create a virtual consultation unit in 2 contrasting clinical settings (diabetes and cancer) within Barts Health and form a national network of sites.