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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75406, first published .
Factors Influencing the Implementation of a Multispecialty Virtual Ward Program in the United Kingdom: Qualitative Exploration of Staff Experiences and Perspectives

Factors Influencing the Implementation of a Multispecialty Virtual Ward Program in the United Kingdom: Qualitative Exploration of Staff Experiences and Perspectives

Factors Influencing the Implementation of a Multispecialty Virtual Ward Program in the United Kingdom: Qualitative Exploration of Staff Experiences and Perspectives

Ian Litchfield   1, 2 , MA, PhD ;   Richard Lewis   1, 3 , PhD ;   Gayathri Delanerolle   1, 2 , PhD ;   Melyda Melyda   1 , MSc, MD ;   Lorraine Harper   1, 2, 4 , MBChB, PhD

1 Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 Birmingham Health Partners, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 RQL Consulting, Surrey, United Kingdom

4 Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Ian Litchfield, MA, PhD
  • Department of Applied Health Sciences
  • University of Birmingham
  • Edgbaston Campus
  • Birmingham B15 2TT
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 (0)121 41460
  • Email: i.litchfield@bham.ac.uk