Testing combinations of digital technologies with pathway redesign in a clinical setting with real patients to help transform the way in which healthcare is delivered

Developing an online education tool for unpaid carers, giving them the skills and confidence in those roles may keep the individuals they care for independent for longer.

Codesigning a new wound assessment pathway that utilises a smartphone camera to measure, compare, analyse and model wounds

Using contactless monitoring to improve the way frontline staff can detect, monitor and enable self-management of physical disease and deterioration amongst people in mental health settings

Scaling digital social prescribing across East London GPs.

Preventing strokes with new Atrial Fibrillation Pathway – rolling our One Stop AF clinic across Barking, Havering & Redbridge

We are piloting Komp Pro, from No Isolation, a simple tablet-style device to benefit those who might struggle with modern technology or who didn't grow up with it. With just one button, KOMP can keep seniors connected to their loved ones.

Collaborating with researchers and the technology sector to pioneer and evaluate the use of novel combinations of interconnected devices such as wearable monitors, data analysis and ways of working which will help patients stay well and monitor their conditions themselves at home.

Creating a new nursing role within Residential Care Homes & Domiciliary Care Agencies

Piloting the effectiveness of an evidence-based competence framework and training curriculum for peer support workers, to improve the implementation of this role across the mental health system. 

To work as Expert Carers, domiciliary carers need to learn how to use digital tools, and to develop the wider health knowledge and system knowledge to use them safely and effectively. With funding from the Ufi Trust, we are working with Barking & Dagenham College to develop an e-learning platform and a set of resources to support the blended learning of expert care by domiciliary carers.

The East London Vocational Education and Training (ELVET) Programme aims to support education, training, apprenticeship and employment opportunities for adults and young people in East London.

Identifying workforce operations used by other industries that could deliver improved efficiency in home-based NHS care.

Building skills of our local analysts from across health and council teams and demonstrating the value of connected datasets.

Supporting future estates and digital planning for primary care in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) to better meet the changing needs, experiences and digital expectations of our patients and staff.

Positively shaping the health outcomes of our local community, and rethinking how health and care services can be delivered