Enhancing Ambulance Care with Virtual OT

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At Virtual OT, we provide real-time Virtual Occupational Therapy (OT) assessments to support ambulance crews handling minor incidents, such as falls among the elderly. Our service helps reduce A&E admissions, improves patient outcomes, and optimises paramedic resources.

 

The Challenge

 

Paramedics often transport elderly fall patients to A&E as they lack OT expertise to confirm home safety. This leads to unnecessary admissions, increased NHS strain, and negative patient impacts like deconditioning and infection risk.

 

How It Works

 

• Live OT assessments via tablet or smartphone.

• Paramedic-led evaluations of vitals and injury serverity.

• OT led evaluation of functional ability.

• Remote home safety walkthroughs.

• Immediate verbal recommendations on next steps. 

• Full report of OT assessment report provided within  of assessment

 

Proven Impact of OT Interventions

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• A&E-based OT teams have prevented up to 70% of hospital admissions, with 58% of patients safely discharged home (RCOT).

• Monthly savings from OT interventions have been estimated at £169,304, demonstrating significant cost reductions.

 

Why Virtual OT is the Future

 

While in-hospital OT teams at the first contact reduce admissions, and OT teams also prevent admissions, our Virtual OT model enhances this further by also assessing home safety in real time, with no georgrahical or time constraints.

 

Our proactive approach:
 

• Prevents potential repeat incidents by identifying environmental hazards.

• Reduces re-admissions by ensuring long-term home suitability.

• Frees up emergency resources by enabling quicker discharge decisions.

• Allows for an immediate consultation with wait times as low as 5 minutes, from initial request

 

Key Benefits

 

✅ Reduces A&E admissions through expert real-time OT assessments.

✅ Frees up ambulance resources—cuts call out time by up to 44 minutes per case.

✅ Improves patient care—avoids unnecessary hospital stays and health risks.

✅ Cost savings for NHS—optimises resource allocation and prevents repeat incidents.

✅ Easy to implement—secure, scalable, and compliant with NHS digital standards.

 

Transforming Emergency Response

 

By integrating Virtual OT into ambulance services, we enhance efficiency, reduce strain on A&E, and improve patient outcomes.

 

Contact us today to explore how Virtual OT can revolutionise your ambulance service.