Telecare

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13 December 2012

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
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15 November 2012

Lamb ‘banging the drum’ for telehealth

Care minister Norman Lamb will be ā€œbanging the drumā€ for telehealth and telecare, trying to convince everyone in his path,
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1 November 2012

“Pathfinders” to work on 3ML

Industry workshops with NHS 'pathfinders', who will identify the first 100,000 patients to benefit from the governmentā€™s 3millionlives commitment, start
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13 March 2012

GPs divided on telehealth

GPs are divided about the benefits of telehealth and telecare, and this can hit patient recruitment rates, WSD experts told
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8 March 2012

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
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27 January 2011

WSD programme ‘looks promising’

Early results from the Whole System Demonstrator trial of telecare and telehealth are ā€œvery promisingā€, according to the Department of
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24 January 2011

Government invests Ā£9m in telecare

The Department of Health, Technology Strategy Board and Economic and Social Research will provide universities and businesses across Britain with
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10 January 2011

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
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8 December 2010

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
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16 November 2010

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
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