Posted: 13 October 2011 The NHS in Scotland should do more to consider telehealth when introducing or redesigning services. It provides an opportunity to treat patients in new ways, and to help manage rising costs and demand. An Audit Scotland … Continue reading →
Published on Thursday 13 October 2011 00:01 A £5 MILLION telehealth system with the potential to save around £1,000 per patient per year has been largely ignored by NHS boards, the public spending watchdog has warned. Telehealth is designed to … Continue reading →
After the success of the P4 Digital Healthcare convention in 2010, Highlands and Islands Enterprise offers the opportunity to further explore the rapidly evolving field of P4 digital healthcare. The term ‘P4’ is being adopted in the life sciences and … Continue reading →
Ten million pounds is to be invested over four years to improve care by growing the Scottish telehealthcare sector. The project – jointly announced today by the Scottish Government and the Technology Strategy Board – will show how new technologies … Continue reading →
By David Doherty At the Healthcare Innovation Expo in London I met with Dr Richard Pope, Consultant Diabetologist, who is reporting some great success with the use of Video Conferencing with home based patients: Key take aways of the talk: … Continue reading →
Remote capture of health information from the home can save NHS millions and improve quality of life for people with long-term chronic conditions, says new report “Healthcare without walls – a framework for delivering telehealth at scale.” Urgent government action … Continue reading →
Many caregivers who use health IT tools to help care for family members or friends believe emerging technologies such as mobile health devices and personal health records will significantly benefit them and their care recipients, according to a recent study by … Continue reading →
Scotland has the potential to become a world leader in mainstreaming telehealth, but progress, despite concerns about a rapidly ageing population, has been slow. James Ferguson, lead clinician for the Scottish Centre for Telehealth, explains why, and what the NHS … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →