Introducing New Technologies Into The NHS In Scotland
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Edinburgh researchers develop DietPhone application to help people improve their eating habit
By Lyndsay Moss Health Correspondent WANT to lose weight? There’s an app for that. In all the things your mobile phone can help you with, healthy eating is now among them. Scottish researchers have developed the DietPhone application to help … Continue reading →
Study: Telehealthcare Could Improve Care for Elderly With Depression
Early results from a pilot study suggest that telemedicine-based care could help improve treatment for geriatric depression, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice, Healthcare IT News reports. Thomas Sheeran, a … Continue reading →
Government should do more to help people who use online health services
12 October 2010 The Government should do more to help people find trustworthy health websites and use online health services safely and effectively, says a new report on the ethics of ‘personalised healthcare’. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics warns that whilst … Continue reading →
Royal College of Nursing says nurses are overloaded with paperwork
Nurses bogged down by red tape Published Date: 10 October 2010 By Lyndsay Moss NURSES in Scotland are “overloaded” with paperwork which is stopping them caring for patients, leaders of the profession have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said … Continue reading →
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BCS Health Scotland Conference 2010
The 2010 BCS Health Scotland Annual Conference was held this year in the highest of high tech arenas, the futuristic Glasgow Science Centre. Almost 200 delegates and exhibitors shared conference presentations from speakers from all around the world. The Conference … Continue reading →
Edinburgh man receives a wireless bionic device to help him walk
Bionic device that got stroke victim back on his feet again EXCLUSIVE: Helen Puttick, Health Correspondent 18 Sep 2010 When John McGregor suffered a major stroke and lost the use of his right leg, he never stopped believing he would … Continue reading →
Orkney Health and Care Launches Telehealth Initiative to Improve Care for Patients with Long-Term Conditions
The health and social care partnership, Orkney Health and Care has launched a telehealth service using advanced solutions from Tunstall Healthcare to enhance healthcare delivery for patients with long-term conditions, such as chronic heart disease and chronic lung disease. Telehealth … Continue reading →
Orange to enable up to £300m savings for the UK healthcare market with launch of Orange Health Gateway
Continued healthcare drive through NHS approved messaging platform Modular service designed to allow better patient care and more effective internal resourcing through improved communications Opportunity to improve attendance rates, free up appointment slots and cut the cost of missed appointments … Continue reading →