Case Studies
Hypertension and Florence in General Practice; exploring evidence successfully supporting sustainable £1.2 million scale-up of services
Hypertension and Florence Since the early days of our Community of Practice, hypertension has proved to be the most successfully evaluated pathway with Florence. Following our recent news of Scotland’s £1.2 million Scale-up BP Initiative which will see Flo rolled out nationally over the coming 2 years, we’ve compiled below some key
(SCO NHS NHI) Intermittent Claudication (IC) Patients feel less isolated and more motivated to improve IC with Flo’s help – Jan 2016
Intermittent Claudication (IC) is a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) where pain is experienced in the main muscle groups of the leg when exercising and walking. Patients with Intermittent Claudication (IC) need to push further into their leg pain when exercising and walking to gain any benefit from
Smoking: Improved Quit Rates with Flo – 6 Month Evaluation of Smoking Cessation Pathway
As reported by the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland (NI) “Smoking has been identified as the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in Northern Ireland.” Data from 2014 showed that approximately 16% or 1 in 6 of all deaths in NI were attributable to smoking, including cancers,
Mental Health Member’s Network; Beating the Blues (BtB) with NHS Highland – 2017
Our Mental Health Member’s Network has recently been launched to support learning and sharing amongst community of practice members, with the first network call taking place on 17th August. Kylie Dentith, Senior Support Officer for Technology Enabled Care SSHC, began the call by giving an overview of the aims of
Patient successfully controls his Type 2 Diabetes and reaches weight loss goal with Florence – a new healthier future
Mick was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 years ago. He first started taking tablets for his diabetes, at which point he began to gain weight. He continued to gain weight which resulted in Mick needing to begin to inject insulin, which in turn caused further weight gain. Mick also
Breastfeeding Support in Dudley: Sharing learning and best practice across our Maternity Members Network – 12 months on
The latest Maternity Members Network Call featured Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council’s Breastfeeding Support Team, sharing their learning and experience since they recruited Flo to their team around 12 months ago. Where it began with Flo: Over the last 3 years, the team had been delivering a phone based service for
Epilepsy: Flo’s simplicity improves medication compliance – 2020
Conor Smyth is a Specialist Epilepsy Nurse at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital, he works within the neurology team to provide care, advice and support to his patients with epilepsy. Conor has recruited Flo to help his patients for a number of years now, and he recently took some time
Mental Health; Patient Graduates from Nellie after Demonstrating Significant Behaviour Change
Mental Health With the World Health Organisation citing adherence to therapies as a primary determinant of the effectiveness of treatment1 South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (SEMPHN) clinicians have been harnessing Nellie’s unique ability to motivate and engage patients towards positive behaviour change. Jennifer, age 50 (not real age or
Australia mental health; Nellie makes positive impact with COVID-19 response
Mental Health and COVID-19: During this unprecedented time of uncertainty with the wide scale introduction of social distancing, and the requirement to reduce face-to-face clinical contact to that of the most urgent need, technology is playing a crucial role in enabling the continuation of safe health care provision during the
Learning Disabilities; Flo’s unique approach brings independence and peace of mind
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust Lisa Taylor Convenient, personalised and familiar technology helps college student with learning disabilities have more independence and peace of mind Sally is a young adult with physical and learning difficulties who lives at home with foster parents and also has a catheter in-situ. Thanks to
Significant reduction in diabetes health risks through self-management
Patient self-management is significantly reducing short and long term health risks associated with diabetes By recruiting Flo as part of the team, patients in South Tyneside are becoming more capable and confident to self-manage meaning clinic appointments are able to be reduced, and glycaemic control is demonstrating significant improvement reducing
Chronic Disease Management: Providing a “convenient” and “relaxed environment” to help patients stabilise blood pressure – Type 1 and 2 Diabetes and Hypertension
Compliance is a major issue in any chronic disease management, combined with the high prevalence of diabetes across Sandwell and West Birmingham, compliance to treatment is a particular challenge to patient’s achieving their optimum disease control and preventing or delaying further deterioration to their health. Through his clinical practice, Dr
