Evidence

Widespread evidence of efficiency and quality of life gains exist today – the benefits are undeniable. Telehealthcare can dramatically improve the lives of people as well as their carers and is an enabler for re-engineering of health and social care provision whilst creating an integrated healthcare pathway.

The economic case for Tunstall’s solutions is proven and very compelling.

Professor Sue Yeandle, University of Leeds launched the “Telecare: a crucial opportunity to help save our health & social care system” demonstrating that telecare offers a proven “win-win” for the health and social care system. Andrew Lansley, shadow health secretary wrote the forward to the paper. Click here to read the full report.
Scotland Telecare Development Fund - investment in telecare was shown to deliver a 5-times return on investment, demonstrating projected savings of £43 million by 2010 (Mar 08 7,902 users). Click here to read the full report. 

Multiple case studies exist to evidence Tunstall’s model:

North Yorkshire County Council Case Study

North Yorkshire County Council in the first year of the telecare programme saved £1 million that would otherwise have been spent on domiciliary or residential care, a 38% reduction in care costs (Sept 08, 132 new users).

Innovation, Choice and Control - North Yorkshire County Council - Case Study

Gloucestershire County Council Case Study

Gloucestershire County Council – analysis of their two year project revealed actual net savings of £405,088 (May 08, 55 users).

Mainstreaming Telecare - Gloucestershire County Council - Case Study

NHS Blackpool and Vitaline Case Study

NHS Blackpool and Blackpool Council's Vitaline - telehealth service results in a 75% reduction in hospital admissions.

Managing Long-term Conditions - NHS Blackpool and Vitaline - Case Study

NHS Leeds Case Study

NHS Leeds - telehealth service demonstrates cost saving benefits to the NHS with a reduction of up to 50% in speciality respiritory nurse home visits to the COPD patients using telehealth

Telehealth Management of COPD - NHS Leeds - Case Study

Solving the Care Problem

Tunstall platforms are embedded within high-profile national Whole System Demonstrator programmes (e.g. Newham, Kent and Cornwall) and Tunstall is involved in international projects (e.g. CommonWell).

Solving the Care Problem

 

Please contact us for further advice on how to build a compelling business case enquiries@tunstall.co.uk