Tunstall teams up with Honeywell HomMed
Tunstall, the UK telecare and telehealth solutions specialist, has formed an distribution and alliance agreement with Honeywell HomMed, a leading US provider of remote patient monitoring devices. Under the agreement Tunstall will offer Honeywell’s HomMed Genesis monitor throughout the UK, already used by 350,000 patients. Tunstall says it will target the chronic disease management market, […]
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Europe-wide heart monitoring trial shows promise
The organisers of a recently completed pan-European trial aimed at finding out if telecare can be an effective tool in monitoring patients with chronic heart disease have called the project a success. Eleven centres in three countries, England, Poland and Italy, participated in the Heart Failure in Hospital and Home (HHH) trial, which was supported […]
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‘ID card’ devices to protect lone NHS staff
NHS staff working alone in the community are to be issued with mobile communication devices designed to help them call for help discreetly if they are in danger. The device chosen is the Identicom made by South Yorkshire suppliers, Connexion2. It looks like a standard ID card and can be clipped on clothing or worn […]
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Pathfinder on the track of IT assets
A solution designed to help hospital and primary care trusts identify and maintain records of their technology assets has been launched by Stream Partners in partnership with BMC Software. The developers say that their Pathfinder solution means staff will no longer have to scour their IT environment manually to track all hardware, software and services […]
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Standard NHS user interface to be developed
Microsoft has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Programme for IT to deliver a standard user interface (UI) for all NHS clinical information systems. The announcement came at the same time as news of a long-term licensing agreement with the NHS for Microsoft software. Under the agreement relating to […]
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IT and wireless tech aiding elderly and disabled
Two new wireless-based devices which aim to give elderly and disabled people greater independence both inside and outside their home have been developed. Manufacturers of the Tunstall Intellec system, which consists of one large-screen portable wireless console and an infrared transmitter, claim that over 2500 different functions can be controlled, such as TVs and DVD […]
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Laptop and mobile ban lifted in new MHRA guidelines
The Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidelines about the use of wireless communication and electronics in hospitals and clinics, saying that they ought to be seen as managed risks, rather than banned outright. A ban on mobile phones, laptop computers, handheld gaming devices, 2.5G and 3G is now “not required, and impossible […]
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BMA asks for clarity on care record issues
Doctors at the British Medical Association’s Annual Representative Meeting at Llandudno have demanded that the NHS Care Records System should not be fully implemented until issues over accuracy, consent and data protection are ironed out. The motion, proposed by Dr Mary Hawking from the South Bedfordshire Division, asked that “before total dependence on joint electronic patient […]
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Does Dr Robot usher in new era of metal medics?
From automated call-centre systems to car assembly factories, it seems that wherever you look, a robot is waiting to take a human’s job. Now, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, a robot does the rounds instead of a doctor. Charmingly, with its beige frontage, retro TV screen and pointy antennae, Dr Robot (pictured) wouldn’t look completely […]
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MDU warns doctors of picture messaging dangers
The Medical Defence Union has advised doctors to think twice before using picture mobile phones to take and send digital pictures to assist in the diagnosis and management of a patient’s condition. The MDU’s advice follows a warning by the medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA) to doctors on the risks of using picture […]
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