Elderly care costs set to double in the next 15 years
New research by the think-tank found that the bill, projected to reach £8.1 billion in 2015, would hit £12.1bn in 2026.
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22nd and 23rd September 2010
Glasgow Science Centre www.glasgowsciencecentre.org
Giving you advance notice that our conference this year will be the biggest and brightest yet! We are staging this event at the prestigious Glasgow Science Centre where you not only have great views over the Clyde and City but complementary entrance to the fun science exhibits. The futuristic building mirrors BCS Health Scotland’s innovative and forward looking approach..
By Eleanor Bradford
BBC Scotland health correspondent
Patients with lung problems on the Isle of Bute are using medical “homepods” to avoid being admitted to hospital.
The devices have been fitted in the homes of 15 patients who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – which causes breathing problems.
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Telehealth Pilot Sees 75% Reduction in Hospital Admissions
Blackpool Council’s Vitaline and NHS Blackpool have reported on the success of the use of telehealth home monitoring to support people with long-term conditions to enable them to live independently at home.
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Judging at the Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit was tough as there were many great applications and solutions.
In the end there had to be a winner and on the day MedApps won out
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Wednesday 18th November 2009
Monitoring pods An innovative telehealth project to monitor patients with chronic lung conditions has secured NHS Highland, Argyll & Bute Council and Telehealth Solutions.
NHS Highland’s Project Manager Lynn Garrett and Telehealth Solutions’ Product Manager Charles Lowe collected the coveted Improvement and Innovation award from the Scottish Health Awards Back in January, telehealth technology moved to the Isle of Bute where COPD sufferers had 15 monitoring pods installed. The limited resources project has enjoyed phenomenal success since its inception where the benefits were immediately apparent when, just weeks after the project went live, and the first unplanned hospital admission was avoided.
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move will ensure ‘best standard of care’ for patients
By Leanna MacLarty
Published: 28/10/2009
A DEDICATED stroke unit is to be built at Perth Royal Infirmary.
Acute stroke victims who are usually sent to the hospital’s general medical ward will soon get treatment in a specialised ward.
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