9 GP practices in North Norfolk can now freely access over 350 patient information videos through a specialised online video library.Created by Health & Care Videos, a partnership with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, these simple and engaging health information videos aim to help patients take better control of their health, find quality and assured health care information, and feel better supported in managing long term conditions.
The primary care video library, launched this month by NHS North Norfolk, offers patients an alternative to written information by using short videos to inform and educate patients on a variety of health topics including diabetes, asthma, sexual health, maternity and general lifestyle and self care tips.
19 GP practices in the region will now be able to direct their patients to these videos and it is hoped that the successes seen by other CCGs and STPs in the country will be shared in Norfolk.
Reported results include better informed patients, shorter appointment times and reduced need for appointments.
Daisy Whitney, Project Manager at Health & Care Videos, will help GP practices use the video library effectively by attending a practice manager meeting and sharing ways to build the videos in to their current systems, and the many ways the videos can be shared with patients.
Wayne Bolt, Director of North Norfolk Primary Care Ltd, and Practice Manager at Drayton Medical Practice, commissioned this project from Health & Care Videos and is looking forward to implementing the library in practices throughout North Norfolk: “If patients already know the basics on a condition, medication or procedure, it means that GPs can focus on more specific concerns the patient has during consultation. In some cases, these videos might help to improve the quality of appointments and even reduce appointment times as patients are already well-informed.” Wayne Bolt, Director of North Norfolk Primary Care Ltd.
You can view the library at http://videos.northnorfolkprimarycare.co.uk
For more information on the video library, and to enquire about setting up your own, please email [email protected]