Revolutionary road
The government has promised a telehealth revolution; but there has been little sign of one at the events that Lis Evenstad has attended recently.
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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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Cornwall to buy ‘at scale’ tele-services
GP commissioners in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are looking to procure a telemedicine service to support up to 20,000 patients.
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Success for Lancs telestroke service
A telestroke service in Lancashire and Cumbria has led to 131 patients being thrombolysed, allowing an estimated 40 more patients to make a full recovery from a stroke.
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Robot supports high dependency patients
A telepresence robot that allows clinicians to remotely listen to a patient’s heart and lungs is in use at a Northern Ireland health trust.
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Birmingham rolls out Safe Mobile Care
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust is rolling out the Safe Mobile Care system to hundreds of patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.
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No evidence for 3millionlives roll-out
The 3millionlives campaign is not justified by the results of the whole systems demonstrator trials, experts say.
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Liverpool builds Feel Good Factory
Liverpool Primary Care Trust has been awarded a Technology Strategy Board grant of £7.7m to develop an independent living programme for the elderly using telehealth, as part of the DALLAS programme.
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Somerset plans 4,000 telehealth users
NHS Somerset is planning to monitor the symptoms of 4,000 people living with long-term conditions over the next three years, using technology from Safe Patient Systems.
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Solihull virtual ward tries Air Products
A managed telehealth service has saved three hospital admissions in six weeks as part of a pilot in Solihull, while supporting the discharge of patients from a virtual ward.
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