Minister outlines new care for elderly strategy By Lucy Adams Published on 18 Oct 2009 Older people will use care homes only for specialist services and respite and will instead be supported by technology at home rather than being institutionalised, new Government proposals envision. Public Health Minister Shona Robison believes that housing will have to [...]
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Carolyn Churchi Published on 2 Oct 2009 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 health service. People in rural areas of Aberdeenshire and in Orkney are already using [...]
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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 [...]
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Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit 2009, a unique two-day event set in London on 1-2 December. Dedicated to best practice in global wireless and healthcare convergence, this four stream conference has been developed with support from the Continua Health Alliance, GSMA, M:Health Alliance, international healthcare providers including the NHS, Bluetooth SIG, Mobihealthnews.com and more, to ensure [...]
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New models of healthcare are needed for Europe’s ageing population. Intel believes that new digital technologies have a key role to play and telehealth technology could support the shift to a new model of care closer to the home. To read more about this follow the link to the page new model for healthcare. Intel [...]
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Published Date: 06 September 2009 By Hilary Duncanson SCOTLAND is ideally placed to lead the way in creating healthcare technologies for the global market, experts said yesterday ahead of a summit on the issue. Strathclyde University and the Institute for System Level Integration will bring together business leaders and academic researchers this month to identify [...]
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