Nuffield Health’s innovative approach to care for everyone
In response to the pandemic, Nuffield Health has become more innovative and has accelerated its digital offerings making them available to everyone. When its gyms closed, it provided online fitness classes and emotional wellbeing guidance to keep people f
THE Vale Hospital is making sure only surgical procedures are carried out with the highest quality care in a safe covid-secure environment. The Nuffield Health gyms in Bridgend and Cwmbran have already re-opened.
More than 40,000 hours of online workouts have been viewed on Facebook and YouTube. Even though the gyms have re-opened, the online guides are still available to download at www.nuffieldhealth.com/at-home.
The virtual physiotherapy and emotional wellbeing ‘My Therapy’ app has been hugely successful with 30,000 appointments nationally since it was launched in April.
New strict safety measures have been implemented to protect patients and hospital teams from Covid-19, following guidance from the World Health Organisation, UK Government, Public Health Wales and the charity’s infection prevention team.
This means everyone who comes to the two hospitals in Cardiff receives high quality care in a safe environment. For example, staff wear PPE and new screened zones have been set up.
Since March, Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity, has been supporting the NHS by making its Cardiff Bay and The Vale hospitals available to NHS patients awaiting surgery.
So far, more than 120,000 NHS patients have benefitted from the care provided across 31 Nuffield Health hospitals in the UK. Providing surgery for NHS patients, The Vale Hospital is
based in a tranquil setting at Hensol, off junction 34 of the M4.
Discussions with NHS Wales were held in spring about how independent hospitals could help combat the coronavirus outbreak. The two Nuffield Health hospitals in the Cardiff area have been providing clinicians, support services and clinical equipment. In Wales, the clear focus at the request of the NHS was about providing clean, time sensitive surgery in an environment where the risk of Covid-19 was as low as possible.
Rob Thomas, hospital director of Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay and The
Vale hospitals, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone. Providing access for NHS patients to our full range of services reduces waiting times and frees up capacity within the NHS hospitals we are working with.
“As a charity, we are proud to be an important part of the healthcare system in Wales and to take our place alongside our NHS colleagues to care for people affected by coronavirus and other urgent health conditions.”
Across the UK, Nuffield Health’s NHS support has been centred around the provision of treatment for patients with specific conditions, including coronavirus, medical step down, urgent elective and cancer care.
Utilising capacity in the independent sector helps both NHS and privately-funded patients get the diagnosis and treatment they need faster, reducing waiting times and relieving pressure on the NHS.
In addition to the Nuffield Health gyms in Bridgend and Cwmbran re-opening, The Vale and Cardiff Bay hospitals are now able to welcome back insured and self- funded patients who have been waiting patiently to access services.
Some services are, of course, still limited by government guidelines. Remote consultations for patients are still available and face-to-face appointments are in a covid-secure environment.
Nuffield’s end-to-end connected services makes it stand out in the care for people from fitness and wellbeing to treatment and recovery.
Located at Hensol, The Vale Hospital celebrated its 10th anniversary at the beginning of June and looks forward to marking this occasion fully with patients in due course.
With a wide range of specialties and flexible ways to pay, find out how the covid-secure hospitals can help you.
For an appointment, or for more information about Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay and The Vale hospitals visit www.nuffieldhealth.com/ hospitals/cardiff-and-vale or call 029 2083 6714.