Benefits to the patient

The Home Pod enables patients better to look after themselves in their homes. They can be discharged earlier from hospital, without the need for follow-up visits to the surgery. They can feel they are taking more responsibility for their own welfare.

Carers, including relatives, can be kept up to date on whether the patient is following their care plan, taking their medication or not responding well. Patients can be helped to maintain their motivation by receiving feedback on their past results.

Patients are able to take more control over their treatment plan and actively participate in consultations by helping to provide this data. This serves to reassure the patient, and acts as a tool of empowerment.

Aside from standard medical tests, the Home Pod also offers a variety of configurable questionnaires which assess smoking, exercise or drinking habits, or look for signs of depression. These questionnaires can be configured by the clinician to meet each patient’s needs.

The Home Pod has been designed to be as user-friendly as possible; its robust touch-screen can display in a range of languages.

The stylish Home Pod is compact and portable – it can be taken away on holiday allowing monitoring irrespective of location, as long as a suitable wireless connection is available. In addition, it will enable patients to self-monitor as many times a day as is necessary.