Health Sector
Telehealth is increasingly being used by Primary Care Organisations as a means of
- reducing demand on unscheduled care
- reducing admissions to hospital
- reducing demand on primary care
- increasing capacity for case managers
- improving self care and patient confidence
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Telehealth is key to transforming NHS services
Following the Health Secretary's announcement of proposals to radically reform the NHS, a key area of focus will be on giving more support to patients in the community, to improve outcomes and reduce emergency readmissions into hospital. This support will include the use of telehealthcare solutions.
A new article in leading publication, Nursing Times, shows just how much of an impact telehealth can have on the quality of life for patients, and reducing those emergency admissions and A&E attendances.
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Taking telehealth from pilot to mainstream in Scotland
NHS Scotland has been one of the world's leaders in deploying telehealthcare technology, with multiple pilots showing clear benefits in terms of reductions in hospital admissions, stays and bed-days for patients with long-term conditions such as COPD, CHF and more.
This interesting article in the Institute of Healthcare Management's magazine, Health and Care Management looks at how telehealth has been taken up and used, showcasing key statistics on outcomes from telehealth programmes across the UK that use Tunstall solutions.
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UK's Largest Telehealth Programme Will Benefit Over 2000 New Patients
NHS North Yorkshire and York (NHS NYY) has announced its investment in a further 2,000 Tunstall Healthcare telehealth systems, which will make the deployment the largest telehealth programme in the UK.
The contract, which will run over three years, was announced this week as NHS NYY unveiled plans to support patients in the area living with long-term conditions using Tunstall's telehealth systems.
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Latest events
| September 2010 |
| 14 Sep | York 50+ Festival Information Fair | Guildhall, Saint Helen's Square, York |
| 15 Sep | Procurement in the NHS 2010 | The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester |
| 16 Sep | Tunstall Scotland Open Day
Sharing your views - shaping the future | Dunblane Hydro, Perth Road, Dunblane FK15 0HE
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| 22 Sep | Scottish Regional Group of NAEP's Conference | Herriot Watt University Conference Centre |
| 22-23 Sep | Care and Repair Cymru Annual Conference | Cymru, Llandudno |
| October 2010 |
| 5 & 6 Oct | Customer User Forum
Sharing your views - shaping the future | The Vale Resort Hotel, Hensol Park, Cardiff CF72 8JY
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| 19 & 20 Oct | Customer User Forum
Sharing your views - shaping the future | Hilton London Metropole, 225 Edgware Road, London W2 1JU
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| 26 Oct | Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar - mental health, next stages for the strategy | Central London |
| 28 Oct | Fairs Fayre 3 | Magna, Sheffield Road, Rotherham |
| November 2010 |
| 9 & 10 Nov | Customer User Forum
Sharing your views - shaping the future | Holiday Inn Leeds-Brighouse Hotel, Clifton, Brighouse HD6 4HW
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| 10-12 Nov | Welsh NHS Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition | Cardiff City Hall |
| 12 Nov | LCS and Sunday Times 11th Annual Healthcare Conference | One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London |
| 15-17 Nov | TSA - The National Telecare and Telehealth Conference 2010 | Imperial Hotel, 61-66 Russell Square, London |