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title: NUHT technology enabled diabetes foot ulcer multidisciplinary clinic (2019-2024)
description: "Presentation: Technology-enabled diabetes foot care MDFT clinic, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,  Dr Kamal Chokkalingam, EWMA 2024 London"
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# NUHT technology enabled diabetes foot ulcer multidisciplinary clinic (2019-2024)

July 26, 2024 / [0 Comments](https://blog.entechealth.com/blog/ewma2024_nuht_technologyenabledmdft#comments-listing) /  by [Achala Patel](https://blog.entechealth.com/blog/author/achala-patel)

**EWMA 2024 Conference Presentation, London, May 2024**

 

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**©**  Dr Kamal Chokkalingam, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (May 2024).

 

**Background - opportunities for improvement**

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has a well-established, multidisciplinary diabetes foot team (MDFT) service, led by Dr Kamal Chokkalingam, Consultant Endocrinologist. The service was running well but there was recognition that a number of improvements could be made to develop a more optimised and sustainable model of care. The key areas to address were a high caseload (5500-6000 patient episodes/year) and information overload (mixed digital and paper records). There were potential risks to manage, such as discontinuity of care, clinical inertia, recall bias, lack of real-time monitoring, unclear wound care oversight and high administrative burden from complex workflows. 

 

**Solution - technology enabled digital ulcer assessment and patient management **

A new model of patient management was conceived and executed to make improvements, deploying a digital wound assessment and data management solution (Silhouette, ARANZ Medical).  The new approach uses a web-based application hosted on Trust servers, with point of care ulcer imaging devices. The solution enables automated, digital 2D/3D imaging, ulcer measurement, reporting and data sharing. Configured to create user-friendly workflows with visualised data on ulcer outcomes, the solution integrates with the hospital systems, is accessible from any Trust computer and complies with NHS data security standards.

**Results - key impacts demonstrated with the new MDFT model  **

- - Seismic shift from data gathering to data interpretation
    - Improved consultation experience for patients and health care professionals
    - Digital and almost paperless clinic is now a key asset of the service
    - Administrative cost savings
    - Improved 12-week healing rates for multiple ulcers

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EWMA 2024\_NUHT\_Technology Enabled Diabetes Foot Ulcer Multidisciplinary Clinic (2019-2024)  
Dr Kamal Chokkalingham, May 2024

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