Second round for ITK fund
The NHS Commissioning Board plans to run a second round of the Information Sharing Challenge Fund in the next financial year.
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Telehealth helps during cold snap
A Leicester telehealth and telecoaching project has reported higher than expected success in keeping patients with chest problems out of hospital during the recent cold snap.
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Lives not improved by telehealth
Telehealth does not improve quality of life for patients with long term conditions, according to a new report on the Whole Systems Demonstrator programme.
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Airedale uses SystmOne with telehealth
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust’s telehealth hub has significantly reduced admissions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and increased prisoner access to healthcare.
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Telehealth benefits realised
A Yorkshire project proves the cost benefits of telehealth, says a report on the scheme by think-tank 2020health.
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Pathfinders losing their way
The government’s telehealth pathfinder scheme looks certain to fail to deliver a target of 100,000 telehealth users this year.
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Telehealth reaches long arm of law
The Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare has started delivering health services via video link to police custody suites and prisons.
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High road, remote care
Scotland has embraced video conferencing as a way of reaching remote patients in the Highlands and Islands. Rebecca Todd visited Inverness, where she heard more about the projects.
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Digital Wales starts with Digital Powys
The Welsh health minister launched the first live project of Digital Wales this week at Brecon Hospital in Powys.
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BT lands Cornwall outsourcing deal
Cornwall Council has voted in favour of outsourcing telehealth and telecare services to BT as a part of a shared service programme it hopes will generate jobs.
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