Web survey uncovers telecare costs
A survey of how much people are charged for using telecare around the country has been carried out by the Care Services Improvement Partnership. The survey aims to help commissioners, service providers, users and carers to meet the aims of the government’s Putting People First policy. It lists more than 300 providers and the amount […]
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DigiTV receives EC funding for telecare
A digital TV initiative for public services run by Kirklees Council has won European Commission funding to develop interactive health and social care services.
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New government funding for telecare
The government’s Technology Strategy Board has announced £11m funding for telehealth and telecare projects, to take the technology to the next level. The nine projects to be funded include two-way video conferencing for users and health professionals, using telehealth to promote well-being and integrating personalised digital TV into telehealth. Each project is being run by […]
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English Churches Housing Group invests in telecare
English Churches Housing Group has announced a major upgrade to its IT infrastructure to make it compatible with digital communication systems. ECHG, which is one of the largest providers of sheltered and supported housing services in the UK, has partnered with Tunstall to upgrade communication and monitoring systems to support the independence of its 6,000 […]
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Intellect calls for more IT in diabetes care
The trade association Intellect has expressed disappointment that the Department of Health’s latest policy statement on diabetes fails to give a role to telehealth and telecare. The DH issued a five-year update on its National Service Framework for diabetes care last week, and argued that it had made significant strides in identifying people at risk […]
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EHI’s news roundup 21.07.08
E-Health Insider’s news round up for the week beginning 21 July 2008 featuring supplier news, awards and information on newly published research reports. Supplier news Poole to deploy Alcatel-Lucent wireless network Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Dorset is deploying an Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Local Area Network to help improve patient care at its 789-bed hospital. The […]
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King’s Fund to run telehealth network
The Department of Health has funded a network to help expand use of telehealth and telecare and disseminate the lessons learned from the Whole System Demonstrator programme. The Whole System Demonstrators Action Network involves an action research programme involving 10 to 12 of the unsuccessful sites for the WSD programme. The groups, made up of […]
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HealthSpace set for big expansion
HealthSpace, the government’s secure online site for patients, is to be expanded to include shared records and GP appointment booking, according to the Health Informatics Review. The review, published last week, outlines a much wider role for HealthSpace and says its consultation highlighted strong support for the HealthSpace initiative. In future HealthSpace will be accessed […]
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Intel gets approval for telecare device
Intel has received market clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a new personal telehealth system.
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BT and the NHS at 60
The NHS was born 60 years ago. Computers are a more recent invention but technology is about more than computers, as the history of BT’s involvement with the NHS shows.
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