Swindon takes telehealth to mainstream
Swindon PCT has mainstreamed its telehealth service, the fourth to do so in the last six months. The PCT is to move from 11 monitors to 50 after a successful pilot project showed that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who used telehealth monitoring had one fewer hospital admissions over six months. Jan Tretheway, deputy […]
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Government launches new assisted living R&D
The Technology Strategy Board, an executive non-departmental public body, controlled by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, has launched a £12m assisted living technology R&D initiative. The initiative aims to address healthcare challenges caused by the impact of individuals living longer, the increasing demand for care for people with long-term conditions and the […]
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