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Outpatient departments across the NHS are in crisis. From surging patient numbers to stretched resources, NHS teams face mounting pressure. As a result, long wait times, inefficiencies, and administrative burdens are becoming a significant barrier to quality care. At Avegen, we’ve been closely following these developments and believe now is the time for a bold conversation about how we can truly drive change.

Recent decades have witnessed significant advances in cancer treatment, leading to higher survival rates in most types of cancer. Despite these positive trends, we are also seeing an increase in cancer incidence and a growing burden on survivors and caregivers. This burden is not just physical or financial, it has a huge impact emotionally. From the time of diagnosis, cancer patients and their caregivers have to deal with complex emotions, from processing the initial diagnosis to dealing with day to day challenges.

Oncology outpatient management is a complex and critical component of cancer care, involving a multitude of different teams and specialists from initial referral to ongoing treatment and long-term follow-up. Recent interviews with senior NHS medical oncologists from leading cancer centres such as Royal Marsden, Europe’s largest comprehensive cancer centre, Barts and Guys & St Thomas’ highlight the pressing challenges and potential solutions to enhance efficiency.

In recent years, we have seen an increase in the use of patient-facing digital health solutions, particularly for the management of long-term diseases. This process of digitalisation in healthcare delivery can be transformative, empowering patients with access to reliable information, support groups, disease tracking, reminders, clinician communication, and a range of self-management features. However, these tools remain underutilised with low adoption rates and a small user-base.

Although the outlook for HIV patients has improved dramatically over the past few decades, it is still an incurable and lifelong condition.

The landscape of digital health is rapidly evolving. The integration of symptom-tracking features in health apps is reshaping the way individuals engage with their own health. As more companies harness the power of technology, digital symptom tracking is emerging as a vital tool for enhancing adherence to health and treatment plans. This blog explores the advantages of integrating symptom tracking into digital health apps and the pivotal role it plays in promoting proactive and personalised healthcare.

Technological advancements have reshaped how we approach patient care in the past decade. One such innovation is Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), which leverages digital solutions to monitor and manage patient's health remotely, offering a transformative impact on healthcare delivery.

Patient Support Programs (PSPs) serve as a transformative force within healthcare, benefiting patients, pharmaceutical brands, and the health system alike. For patients, PSPs offer comprehensive support that extends beyond medical treatment, fostering adherence to therapy, providing education, and ensuring emotional well-being, which collectively lead to improved health outcomes and quality of life.

A Patient Support Program (PSP) can include a variety of initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes. These programmes are structured initiatives, designed to provide comprehensive assistance and guidance to patients navigating complex healthcare journeys by fostering collaboration between drug manufacturers, healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers within the UK healthcare system. The evidence so far already demonstrates the positive impact of PSPs on patients, healthcare providers, and pharma companies with improved adherence, treatment outcomes, utilization of health services, and reduced costs.

Widely embraced by healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies, Patient Support Programmes (PSPs) leverage data and technology to provide tailored support, such as treatment reminders, access to care coordinators, and financial assistance, which can lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. However, the efficacy of PSPs is heavily dependent on proper implementation; without effective integration into clinical practice, adequate training for healthcare professionals, and patient engagement, these programs risk being underutilised and will fail to deliver their full benefits. That’s why meticulous planning and execution of PSPs is fundamental to their success.

Although the state of healthcare has always been a true reflection of how advanced (or primitive) a nation’s economy is, the ongoing pandemic has put the healthcare of global economies under immense strain. With doctors and healthcare professionals still struggling to deal with surging death rates and new strains of the Coronavirus, it has been a long and unending battle for the frontline warriors. 

By Rajanikant Ghate

With the NHS waiting list crisis steadily worsening, digital health solutions can help solve the issue, but they need to be implemented nationally and fast. As the waiting list lengthens to over 8 million by the summer of 20241, combining technology and healthcare becomes increasingly crucial. In this article, let us delve into some innovative digital health strategies which could be implemented to alleviate the strain on healthcare resources and improve care for patients waiting for surgery.

Patient support programmes or PSPs have rapidly increased in number and complexity over the last few years, reflecting the increasing importance patient experience plays. From their humble beginnings as simple drug information hotlines, PSPs have grown into comprehensive, hybrid programmes aimed at improving patient outcomes, adherence, and overall quality of life.