The #HospitalAtHome name brings us in line with the global community and supports research, development and knowledge sharing globally

We call on NHS England to review their terminology Amanda Pritchard Wes Streeting MP #virtualward #HospitalAtHome

With Adam Gordon MBE British Geriatrics Society and John Dean Royal College of Physicians, we have written a statement on behalf of our professional societies. 'Hospital at Home' describes our work The terrible term 'virtual ward' separates England from the UK devolved nations and the global H@H community.

Our statement with British Geriatrics Society Royal College of Physicians on moving to 'Hospital at Home' as the only acceptable term hospitalathome.org.uk/Name_Statement We urge NHS England Amanda Pritchard Sarah-Jane Marsh Stella Vig #NHS to listen to the clinical community providing Hospital level care at home across the UK

Thank you shibley

All of my excellent colleagues in SAM Online and British Geriatrics Society who deliver acute medical and multidisciplinary care in the home and care home - work in a 'Hospital at Home' - not a virtual ward Sarb Clare MBE Sharjeel Zafar Kiani Lucy Abbott Emma Vardy Graham Ellis

Dan Lasserson Adam Gordon MBE British Geriatrics Society John Dean Royal College of Physicians This brings joy Ashling Lillis

The phrase ‘virtual ward’ has been confusing for patients and clinicians alike. Time to use a name that actually describes what we are doing #HospitalAtHome

Hospital@home describes our work. It is important that we use the correct terminology and the evidence base to ensure services are developed correctly for our patients hospitalathome.org.uk/Name_Statement

Thank you Claire steel 💙 and UK Hospital at Home Society backing the use of the term #hospitalathome with you.

Nothing comes close to the physical interaction between the clinician and patient.

Our joint statement is now up on Royal College of Physicians website ‘Hospital at Home’ and not ‘Virtual Wards’ Thanks to John Dean and all at Royal College of Physicians for support rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media… Tim Cooksley Graham Ellis British Geriatrics Society UK Hospital at Home Society

Joint statement from the UK Hospital at Home Society (H@H), the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP): ‘Hospital at Home’ not ‘virtual wards’ | RCP London rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media…

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BGS outlined potential for term #VirtualWards to cause confusion among patients and families who regard this term ‘virtual’ to imply ‘remote’ or ‘online’. This is not representative of care patients receive via #HospitalatHome NHS England Community Health Services bgs.org.uk/virtualwards

#VirtualWards policy developments have broadened the care model to include hospital level care, not just remote monitoring. Frontline clinicians report persistence of the term virtual wards is confusing for both patients & healthcare professionals. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Use of a term within NHS England Community Health Services that does not represent the care model for patients, does not align with the pre-existing services, scientific literature and also professional societies globally should now be stopped. #VirtualWards bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

BGS is delighted to announce that Dr Firdaus Hirji Adenwalla has been awarded the Society’s prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. He is a Consultant #Geriatrician in the ‘Safe at Home Service’ at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership 🏳️‍🌈 in Wales. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

I can’t describe how excited I am about our next #POCUS club… Ever wanted to move on from basic echo to haemodynamic assessment but were too afraid to ask? Need to know what is & isn’t OK in the minefield of intermediate echo? Or just want to know what all the fuss is about?

It’s been a real privilege to work with Firdaus Adenwalla on the UK Hospital at Home Society committee. He has spent years developing acute medical care at home in Wales with a multidisciplinary team. Wonderful to see this recognised by British Geriatrics Society