Virgin to upgrade telemedicine across fleet
Virgin Atlantic is to install telemedicine equipment on board all of its aircraft after signing a deal with British hardware company Remote Diagnostic Technologies. The system, which is designed for small spaces, will use the plane’s satellite telephone to communicate with medical professionals on the ground. The Tempus system (below), which is designed to be […]
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Welsh telemedicine in great shape, says First Minister
Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan, has lent his support to the use of telemedicine within the country, saying that it has had great benefits for NHS Wales. Speaking ahead of last week’s seventh summit of the British Irish Council on the Isle of Man, which focused on the benefits of telemedicine, Morgan said: "Wales has […]
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Dermatology telemedicine system wins innovation award
An innovative scheme that not only uses electronic referral and PACS but software that plots healing patterns based on archived images has won its creators a cash award for Innovative Service Delivery in the NHS Innovations Health & Social Care Awards. The Leg Ulcer Telemedicine (LUTM) Service was programmed and developed by consultant vascular surgeon Simon […]
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British Midland Installs Tempus Telemedicine System
BMI British Midland has installed a new telemedicine system on its planes flying long-haul flights to provide improved care to patients should they become ill in flight. The airline has introduced the Tempus 2000, a passenger health monitoring system, developed by Hampshire-based Remote Diagnostic Technologies (RDT), on transatlantic flights from Manchester. In the event of an […]
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Is Telemedicine Finally Delivering the Goods?
Telemedicine is working hard to wipe out its reputation for producing interesting projects but not much real-life action – and papers at the Royal Society of Medicine’s TeleMed ’02 conference this week reflected that mission. Titled “From Research to Service Delivery”, the conference’s agenda clearly aimed to convince the sceptics and hard-headed budget holders that […]
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First UK E-Health and Telemedicine Demonstration Sites Established
The first approved e-health and telemedicine demonstration sites have been set up in the UK by the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), an EC funded body. Motion Media, a founding member of the UK Telemedicine Association, and Nestor Healthcare Group plc have been chosen by EHTEL to provide the demonstration centres for eHealth and telemedicine […]
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