Northern Ireland to invest in telehealth
Northern Ireland health minister, Paul Goggins, has announced a £1m investment in telehealth and telemedicine initiatives across the country. The announcement follows a telehealth seminar in Northern Ireland, hosted by the Belfast Boston Connection earlier this month. Goggins said: “We live in remarkable times and we have technologies that have the potential to bring […]
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Telehealth innovations unveiled at conference
Partners Telemedicine, a US based telecare provider, have told a conference that patients should be encouraged to use ‘self care’ telehealth products. Showcasing some of their products currently in the research and development stages in the US, Dr Joseph Kvedar, director at Partners Telemedicine, said: “The number of patients suffering from chronic illnesses is growing […]
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Large scale telecare pilot details published
The Department of Health has identified its target groups and released more information for prospective participants about its telecare pilot covering one million people. The DH says it wants the Whole System Long Term Conditions Demonstrator Programme to focus on two groups of patients – the frail elderly with complex health and social care needs […]
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Use technology more for home care, says report
A report looking at the amount of time professional carers should give to patients with long term conditions has encouraged trusts and local authorities to make better use of existing telecare technology. The report, by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), titled “Time to Care?” says that many people find their care workers are too […]
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Intellect to launch telemedicine group
UK IT trade body Intellect has told E-Health Insider that it plans to start a dedicated telehealth group, following its participation in a US telemedicine conference. Representatives from the UK gave a presentation at the Boston Partners Telemedicine Annual Symposium, held at the Harvard Medical Centre on 18-19 September, promoting the British telehealth industry. The […]
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Telehealth must get smarter, says report
A new report calling for ‘more intelligence at the core of healthcare IT systems’ claims that while the current e-health model supports the collection of a limited range of vital signs data, they are not clever enough to carry out vital patient diagnosis. Wireless technology firm Wireless Healthcare claims telehealth devices lack the intelligence to […]
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Metal medicine
E-Health Insider looks at the continuing work into robotics in healthcare being carried out by Imperial College, London.
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Cheshire tests telehealth vital signs monitor
Two Cheshire care agencies have teamed up with a housing trust to pilot the Genesis machine, a new telehealth product that monitors patients with long term conditions from home. Cheshire County Council Social Services Department and Central Cheshire Primary Care Trust have partnered with Weaver Vale Housing Trust in the venture. Weaver Vale, which manages […]
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UK telehealth firm gains EU recognition
The Health-eLife project, which uses doc@HOME technology from UK-based telehealth services firm Docobo, has been awarded ‘project of the month’ status by the EU. The project has been supported by the EU eTen initiative, designed to promote the deployment of network-based services across Europe. Each month the EU looks at different projects connected to the eTen […]
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Scotland opts for national electronic health records
The Scottish Executive has announced that they are to follow the recommendations of the Kerr Report and implement a national system of electronic health records, together with telecare throughout the country. The Executive’s plans for modernising NHS Scotland, entitled ‘Delivering for Health’ details plans for the implementation of a national IT system, including the plans for […]
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