DOMESTIC humidity is probably not something the majority of the population would give a moment's thought to but monitoring it could mean the difference between life and death to some people.
That's one of the projects which have been run as part of new so-called ‘virtual wards' among NHS trusts in the West Midlands whose aim is to enable people to leave hospital and continue their care remotely.
Technology is now allowing medical staff to monitor patients from afar rather than in a hospital setting, such as them taking their blood pressure and measuring blood oxygen levels, while video calls on tablets supplied by the NHS mean nurses can check up on those they are caring for.
