BT lands Cornwall outsourcing deal
Cornwall Council has voted in favour of outsourcing telehealth and telecare services to BT as a part of a shared service programme it hopes will generate jobs.
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Lamb ‘banging the drum’ for telehealth
Care minister Norman Lamb will be “banging the drum” for telehealth and telecare, trying to convince everyone in his path, he said at a conference this week.
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“Pathfinders” to work on 3ML
Industry workshops with NHS ‘pathfinders’, who will identify the first 100,000 patients to benefit from the government’s 3millionlives commitment, start this month.
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GPs divided on telehealth
GPs are divided about the benefits of telehealth and telecare, and this can hit patient recruitment rates, WSD experts told the King’s Fund.
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O2 launches mobile helpline service
O2 Health has launched a new mobile telecare service using devices that can detect falls and alert a 24/7 call centre.
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WSD programme ‘looks promising’
Early results from the Whole System Demonstrator trial of telecare and telehealth are “very promising”, according to the Department of Health.
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Government invests £9m in telecare
The Department of Health, Technology Strategy Board and Economic and Social Research will provide universities and businesses across Britain with more than £9m to develop cost effective technology services for independent living.
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Intel and GE launch Care Innovations
Intel and GE have begun operation of their joint venture telehealth company, Care Innovations. The new company will focus telehealth and independent living technologies.
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Wales invests to save in telecare
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced additional investment in telemedicine and telecare services ahead of the publication of its digital strategy next week.
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Telecare essential to ‘re-enablement’
The government has highlighted the importance of using telehealth to help reform social care and provide more control to individuals and their carers.
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