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..
GPs hit out at NHS 24 nurses who ‘haven’t seen a patient in years’
GPs are concerned that some patients who use NHS 24 are being sent unnecessarily to hospitals
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Published Date: 18 February 2010
By Lyndsay Moss
Health Correspondent
MORE patients calling an ambulance in Scotland could be treated at home by paramedics rather than going to hospital, a report on the future for the service reveals.
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Filed under Emergency Medicine, Emergency care, NHS 24, Scottish Ambulance Service by on Feb 18th, 2010. Comment.
Carolyn Churchi
Published on 2 Oct 2009
Patient with telehealth webcam
Patients across Scotland will be able to see a consultant over a webcam and have their symptoms assessed electronically as part of a move to roll out the use of new technology in the
Filed under NHS 24, Telehealth by on Oct 5th, 2009. Comment.
Hi-tech future for NHS
02/10/2009
Patients across Scotland could soon see a consultant over webcam and have their symptoms assessed electronically.
While it may sound futuristic, the telehealth system is already up and running in some areas of the country.
People in rural Aberdeenshire and Orkney, for example, can use video links at their local GP surgery or community hospital to see doctors at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
As well as chatting in real time, a range of medical devices, including blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors, can be used in the consultation and a diagnosis given.
Now, a nationwide hi-tech drive will be enabled by the integration of the Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) into NHS 24, the health board which runs Scotland’s national health helpline and website.
‘Telehealth’ is an umbrella term to describe the use of communications technology to put patients in contact with the NHS from a distance, ranging from video conferencing to photo assessment for urgent skin cancer referrals.
The move follows an in-depth review of the SCT’s activities which made recommendations for extending the scope of telehealth.
In its new home, the SCT’s structure will be streamlined, while ‘telehealth champions’ will ensure the benefits of new technology are embedded in every Scottish NHS board.
Find out more about integration of the Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) into NHS 24
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Filed under NHS 24, Telehealth by on Oct 3rd, 2009. Comment.
Watch your own heart attack
Visit British Heart Foundation special 999 Day site for more on the campaign
Filed under Emergency Medicine, NHS 24 by on Sep 9th, 2009. Comment.
NHS 24
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon finds out more about two pilot projects at NHS 24 – a British Sign Language (BSL) Breathing Space service and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) telephony service.
Filed under NHS 24 by on Aug 26th, 2009. Comment.
