Whet your appetite for the upcoming face-to-face POCT National Networking Forum 2025 and join this one hour webinar to start learning how other services are delivering their POCT service.
Take one hour out to delve into the POCT integration strategy framework for virtual wards and build a clearer picture of how to develop your virtual ward service. Under the increasing pressure of services requiring POCT, discover how University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has overcome the obstacles to set up their fully connected, multi-disciplinary and multiprofessional virtual ward service.
- Places are free and you can attend this webinar live or on-demand after it takes place
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- You can also attend the annual conference: POCT National Networking Forum 2025
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One CPD hour dedicated to providing hospital-level care at home
In just one short hour, you can gain a valuable insight into the practical delivery of virtual ward services at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Discover how new pathways have been created to improve the quality of care, meet NHS targets and reduce patient admissions. Log on and find out how to:
Developed with convenience in mind: join this one-hour webinar
Ahead of the POCT National Networking Forum 2025 conference, take this time to discover what University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is doing to meet the demand for virtual wards. Gain a fresh understanding of how you can practically implement a virtual POCT service. Featuring:
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Introduction and instructions
Dr Roanna George, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
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Case study: Lessons learned from delivering a connected virtual ward service
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Question and answer session
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Close of webinar
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First-hand speaker experience
Dr Roanna George is a Consultant Clinical Biochemist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - Clinical Biochemistry, which is part of Derriford Combined Laboratory and consists of Automated Chemistry, Chemistry Special Investigations and POCT. Clinical Biochemistry perform a range of specialist and manual laboratory techniques including HPLC, ICPMS and LC-MS/MS. The POCT team is expanding quickly and adopting new innovations.
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Past attendee feedback
This webinar joins a series of independently researched and well attended events. Recently returning to a face-to-face format April of 2024, attendees of POCT National Networking Forum in Birmingham attest to the quality of the conference by describing the day as:
“Excellent! Always open and full of new friends, a supportive community in POCT. Excellently managed day and delivered well and to time”
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
“Very informative and great opportunity to meet people working in the same field and sharing our thoughts”
South West London Pathology
“Very thought-provoking and being able to see variation in the maturity of POCT throughout the UK very useful”
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
“Good, well-organised meeting. Particularly enjoyed the opportunities to discuss topics at a table”
Birmingham Quality UK NEQAS
“Good content covering issues with the development of POCT – but really good to see other Trusts also having same issues knowing we can work together”
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
“Really inspiring and informative – far exceeded my expectations”
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust