For the health professional:
- Comprehensive collaboration between specialist carer and general practitioners;
- Improves the quality of clinical outcomes;
- Increased interaction with residents and patients;
- Greater awareness of resident’s health status for residential care staff;
- Readily available longitudinal health record – either electronic or hardcopy;
- Breakthrough health improvement for patients;
- Continuity of health support and care;
- Audit trial and historical records for care providers,
- Significant boost in staff morale and enjoyment of their role.
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For the patient:
- Graphical interaction between system and patient – highlighting of resident’s progress and activity impacts that can be explained and demonstrated to residents
- ‘Real time’ viewing by the patient of their own health status
- Confidence in their programmed health regimen as discussed and managed by staff
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