Blogs and journal articles
Can technology help people with COPD stay well at home? Lessons from a UK rapid evaluation
26 November 2025
As the NHS expands digital support for long-term conditions, a new rapid evaluation from our DECIDE programme examines how technology-enabled remote monitoring is working for people with COPD. By exploring patient and staff experiences across four NHS sites, the study highlights what TERM can offer, where it falls short, and what services need to ensure remote monitoring genuinely supports people to stay well at home.
The future of social care? Evaluating the shift from reactive to proactive care technologies
23 October 2025
Telecare – the use of alarms and sensors connected to remote monitoring systems – has been used for decades in England’s social care services. As it evolves into AI-driven 'connected care', a DECIDE centre review has found there is strong interest in the use of this technology but limited evidence on real-world impact, highlighting the need for more robust, inclusive research in adult social care.
The realities of rapid evaluation
A reflection on the realities of rapid evaluation for the Journal of Health Services Research and Policy was published on 23 October 2025 : Experiential learning from rapid evaluation in health and care - Sonja Marjanovic, Sara Shaw, 2025
DECIDE contributes to Parliamentary Report on Virtual Wards
Professor Sara Shaw, Dr Sonja Marjanovic, Ms Breid O'Brien, Associate Professor Chrysanthi Papoutsi and Dr Frances Wu have contributed to a newly published Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) report on "Virtual Wards and Hospital at Home." The report examines how hospital-level care can be provided to patients in their homes using technology and multidisciplinary teams. The contributions drew on findings from the DECIDE project's evaluations of technology-enabled remote monitoring in health and social care.
"This report comes at a critical time as virtual wards expand across the NHS," said Professor Shaw. "Our research highlights both the potential benefits for patients and the implementation challenges that need addressing to ensure these services reduce rather than widen health inequities.”
The DECIDE evidence review can be read HERE and the full report is now published and available to read Virtual wards and hospital at home - POST.