More than 100,000 patients treated on ‘virtual wards’

NHS England said that the ability to treat patients at home is a ‘real game changer’.

More than 100,000 people have been treated on virtual hospital wards (PA) (PA Wire)

More than 100,000 patients, including children, have been treated in so-called virtual wards over the last year, NHS officials have said.

Leading medics said that the use of the system to monitor patients at home has been a “real game changer”.

Officials say virtual wards can help patients avoid unnecessary hospital trips altogether, or enable them to be sent home from hospital sooner.