Leadership Profile
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Case Study
RNOH Responds to COVID-19 with a Robust Communication Strategy
In 2019, all NHS hospitals were mandated to remove archaic technology, including bleeps (pagers), for non-emergency communications before September 2021. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust quickly began the process to decommission bleeps and replace them with a communication platform from Vocera®.
Since rolling out Vocera, the hospital has reported an 84% improvement in care team response time by replacing pagers with the Vocera smartphone app and hands-free communication badge. After deploying the Vocera solutions, mobilisation of the cardiac arrest team at the 220-bed hospital went from an average of two minutes to 20 seconds.
84% Improvement
in Care Team Response
“If I were to give anyone advice when planning for a pandemic or impending patient surge, it would be to unify your communications now.”
—Matt Phillips Lead Clinical Practitioner,
Acute Intervention Team at RNOH
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Digital Transformation –
How Communication Technology is
Transforming Hospitals during
COVID-19 and Beyond
Insights from:
Dr. Saroj Patel, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Team
Clinical Perspective & Benefits Delivered
- Contact the person you require immediately. No more waiting after bleeping someone and wondering if they have received it.
- Integration into EHR systems.
- No need for bleep number lists or telephone directories.
- The ability to activate a medical emergency from the bedside and have staff respond immediately.
- Delivered a resilient emergency call system, with live analytics.
Instant Hands-Free
Communication
Communicate
without disruption
to clinical workflow.
Matt Phillips
Lead Clinical Practitioner, Acute Intervention TeamRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital
“At no point during the COVID-19 crisis did we worry about communication. Vocera technology has proved to us that we have a truly robust communication strategy.”
Pauline Robertson
Head of Nursing for the Medicine and Therapies at RNOH“Vocera technology sped up communication and coordination during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis. It helped us provide seamless patient care without risking infection.”
Bela Haria
Information Management and Technology Senior Project Manager at RNOH“Our doctors are now prolific Vocera smartphone app users!”
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Vocera Can Help
- Vocera was founded in 2000. Our mission is to simplify and improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while enabling hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency.
- Hands-free, wearable Badge with dual band WiFi and lightweight design
- Secure text messaging that is encrypted and traceable
- Device of choice: iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones and tablets, Cisco and Spectralink VOIP handsets, desktop PCs, and Vocera Badges
- Integrations with 150+ clinical systems
- Staff assignment and role based calling
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