CardioPod launched at NHS Camden
The CardioPod installed in a pharmacy Assistive technology company Telehealth Solutions has launched a touch-screen CardioPod which it says will help GP practices and pharmacists deliver the NHS Health Check programme. The CardioPod joins other ‘pods’ already launched by the company to deliver services such as automated check-in at GP surgeries or patient self-monitoring at […]
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UK telehealth trials missing minorities
Concerns have been raised that the UK’s biggest ever trial of telehealth technologies is excluding non-English speaking people, despite the promises of social inclusion. A conference this week heard that non-English speakers and people without phones are often unable to benefit from the large-scale pilots now being developed. The Department of Health’s Whole System Demonstrator […]
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Orange and Alcatel partner on e-health
French telecomm giants Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a cooperation agreement to develop services for e-health and enhanced assisted living.
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Prepare health systems for ageing EU told
European governments “grappling with the severe economic and financial crisis” still need to prepare for the costs of an ageing population, the European Commission has warned. In a communication dealing with the impact of an aging population in the EU, the Commission warns that if governments do not address work, pensions, health and social care […]
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Telecare delivers savings in Scotland
Telecare in Scotland has delivered savings of more than £11m and is improving health and social care delivery and quality of life for users, according to an evaluation report. The report on Scotland’s Telecare Development Programme concludes that it has delivered savings of £11.15m in 2007-08, based on 7,902 people receiving telecare equipment. It estimates […]
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No cuts, but low growth in budget
Chancellor Alastair Darling has told the Commons that the government does not plan to “cut” its way out of recession while delivering a budget that promises low spending growth and big demands for efficiency savings from the public sector.
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GE and Intel commit €184m to telecare research
General Electric and Intel have joined forces to develop hi-tech health care products that will allow patients to be treated at home. The companies will invest €184m ($250m) in the project over the next five years to market and develop home-based health technologies that will help older people live independently and patients with chronic conditions […]
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RCN develops telehealthcare resource
The Royal College of Nursing has announced that it is developing a telecare and telehealth resource for its members. The RCN is encouraging members to participate in an online survey so it can find out what members needs are in relation to telehealth and telecare. The survey includes multiple choice questions such as ‘what should […]
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Med-e-Tel to focus on spreading telemedicine
The first Med-e-Tel telemedicine and e-health conference to be held since the European Commission’s Telemedicine Communication will take place in Luxembourg next week. The Commission’s Telemedicine Communication, which provides an ambitious framework for dramatically improving access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe, was published in November 2008, and will be a central focus […]
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Telehealthcare project details published
The 12 projects being run alongside the UK’s biggest ever trial of assistive technologies are testing a range of telehealth and telecare innovations, according to a report. Details of the projects being carried out by the Whole System Demonstrator Action Network, a group of 12 PCTs supporting the WSD project, have been published by the […]
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