Digital Care Home (Health Call) is an App that allows referrals to be made digitally to Cumbria Health or the District Nurses Out Of Hours. It is fully funded by the NHS, so no cost to its users.
This App has shown to save a users time, by preventing hours spent on the telephone waiting to make referrals.
The application is being used in 90 Care Homes across North Cumbria.
Digital Care Home Background Information.PDF
What is the NEWS2 Score? – (The Health Call APP calculates the NEWS2 score for you)
What is the SBAR communication tool? (The Health Call APP uses the SBAR communication tool and guides you through the process)
The video link below is from a Durham Care Home owner talking about his experience with Digital Care Home, he explains how he felt when he first heard about digital care home and how he feels now after some time using it.
Control room process (InHealthCare Portal – Adastra) Control-Room-Guide-Digital-Care-Home
If you would like to know more or are having any issues, please contact the Digital Team on;
