Robert Bosch Healthcare joins Continua
Continua Health Alliance, the international non-profit open industry alliance of leading healthcare and technology organisations, has been joined by telecare experts Robert Bosch Healthcare.
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Telehealth ‘could save county £7.5m’
A pioneering telehealth project has shown that Kent could save £7.5m a year by using assistive technology. A report published this month on the Kent Telehealth Pilot, which ran from 2005-2007 and covered 250 patients, says that use of telehealth saved an average of £1,878 per patient in 2006-7. The figure is based on reduced […]
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Telehealth comparison website launched
A telehealth product comparison website has been launched by assisted living specialists, Alvolution to help trusts and local authorities choose the best quality and best value telehealth products for their organisation.
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NHS Wiltshire buys Tunstall for COPD
Telecare and telehealth technology provider Tunstall has announced that NHS Wiltshire has bought its next generation suite of telehealth solutions. The company said NHS Wiltshire will initially use its Integrated Care Platform to deliver care to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with a view to rolling it out to patients with other long term […]
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Wales spends £825,000 on telehealth
Wales has announced plans to spend £825,000 on projects to harness new technology and local innovation to improve access to health and social care in rural areas. A total of 13 local projects will receive a share of £525,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government. A further £200,000 will be allocated to Hywel Dda and Powys health boards to […]
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Philips joins ehealth venture fund
Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it has joined a new, €200m venture capital fund for innovative early and growth stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the US. Philips says it is investing in Gilde Healthcare III in order to foster innovation in areas of strategic interest to its healthcare business. It says it believes […]
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Cochrane backs remote monitoring
Remote monitoring of patients with heart failure can reduce deaths and hospital admissions, according to a research review. A Cochrane Database Systematic Review found those patients whose condition was being monitored remotely were 34% less likely to die than those without access to technology. Among people taking part in a programme to remotely monitor heart […]
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Assistive technology framework agreement
Government procurement agency Buying Solutions has announced that it has awarded a new framework agreement for assistive technologies. The framework agreement covers telecare, telehealth and telecoaching and will run for two years, with the option of two further one year extensions. Buying Solutions said the agreement has been divided into six lots covering telecare products, […]
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More evidence needed on telehealth costs
More evidence on the cost-effectiveness of telehealth and telecare innovations is needed to encourage their wider adoption, according to a review of use of assistive technologies in health and social care.
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UK does well on end of life care
Technology will be an increasingly important element in delivering end-of-life care at home, according to an analysis which found the UK has one of the best systems for palliative care in the world. Researchers from the Economist Intelligence Unit developed a “quality of death” index to rate end-of-life care services across 40 countries. The UK […]
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