Care home using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 to help clinically vulnerable

A care home in Cumbria has been using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology to allow clinically vulnerable residents to be seen by their GPs without leaving their home.

Nurses at Kendal Care Home are wearing Microsoft’s mixed-reality HoloLens 2 headset to call GPs through Teams. The technology is linked to the Dynamics 365 Remote Assist app which facilitates the Teams call – regardless of whether the doctor may be at the surgery, or working remotely. Doctors are able to directly communicate with patients and ask questions about their health, make a diagnosis and advise the nurse on the most appropriate treatment. All conversations can be heard in real time.

The care home first started using the solution in October...