Birmingham telehealth cuts admissions
A telehealth project run by NHS Birmingham East and North led to an 86% drop in hospital admissions among those taking part for at least a year.
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Birmingham OwnHealth in hands of GPs
GPs will decide whether the first telephone-based care management service in the UK should continue.
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Blackburn and NHS Direct pilot wellness
NHS Direct is to pilot its first web and telephone-based support service targeted at patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
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Birmingham OwnHealth signs up 5,000
Birmingham OwnHealth, a telephone-based care management programme, has announced that it has signed up its 5,000th member. The pioneering programme has been running since 2006, offering one-to-one support and advice to people with long term conditions, and is run in a partnership between NHS Birmingham North and East, UK Pfizer Health Solutions and NHS Direct. […]
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NHS Direct’s 68 revenue sharing numbers
NHS Direct has almost 70 revenue-sharing telephone lines in addition to the 0845 number for its health advice line, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed. David Hickson, a campaigner against use of revenue-sharing numbers, submitted an FoI request in October and has received a list of 68 0845 numbers used by NHS Direct, […]
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Report urges tech support for public health
The NHS needs to make more use of advanced technologies if it is to successfully tackle the nation’s unhealthy lifestyles, the King’s Fund has argued. A report from the think-tank on the effectiveness of public health campaigns aimed at smoking, alcohol misuse, poor diet and lack of exercise says the NHS needs better data analysis […]
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Birmingham PCT to extend telecare to 27,000
A PCT plans to expand its telephone-based care management programme, from 2000 to 27,000 patients, following the results from the first year. Birmingham East and North PCT together with NHS Direct and Pfizer Health Solutions launched Birmingham OwnHealth, a nurse-led telephone care management programme, in April 2006. The innovative service is designed to provide telephone […]
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Unwinding the cord
NHS Direct aims to develop its core health advice service to offer a range of remote care additional services to the NHS. Fiona Barr talks to chief operating officer Dr Mike Sadler.
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