Features
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Planning an evaluation of telecare and telehealth
This piece reports of Professor Stan Newman and Anna Davies' 10 December 2009 presentation at the WSDAN Roadshow.
Round-up of news from 2009
This piece gives a round-up of news items from 2009.
Dementia A to Z
This feature draws attention to the Dementia A to Z that appeared in the DH Care Networks Telecare LIN e-newsletter in September 2009
NHS Innovation Expo – June 2009
This page reports on the Innovation Expo that took place in June 2009.
The evidence base … the management of respiratory diseases
This page looks at studies on asthma and COPD.
Technology Strategy Board’s Assisted Living Innovation Platform
This page details the Technology Strategy Board's Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP).
What does the evidence tell us – handling potentially conflicting conclusions in diabetes trials
A look at the evidence available relating to diabetes, and the challenges in drawing conclusions from this.
What does the evaluation of the Scottish Telecare Development Programme tell us? Is it time for a leap of faith?
An evaluation of the Scottish Telecare Development Programme, which represented a commitment from the Scottish government to provide the foundation for telecare systems to become an integral part of community care services across Scotland.
Telecare and telehealth policy: an update on recent Government policy
This article reflects on several key recent Government publications in June/July 2009. The Department of Health has also published a recent document that provides an overview of the Whole System Demonstrator Programme.
Telecare: Researching the impact on carers and care workers
This article is based of Profesoor Yeandle's presentation at the WSDAN Roadshow on 11 June 2009, where she examined the impact of telecare on carers and care workers.
Personal health budgets: helping to build a more responsive, more integrated, NHS
In this article, Nicola Watt explains plans for personal health budgets.
The evidence base … telehealth and heart failure
This article is based on Professor Cleland's presentation at the WSDAN Roadshow on 11 June 2009. He examines telemonitoring in relation to heart failure.
The challenges for commissioning telecare and telehealth
Addressing the needs and demands of an ageing population and the increasing prevalence of chronic illness cost-effectively lies at the heart of current Government policy towards commissioning. Commissioners need to seek changes in the balance of care settings that shift activity undertaken in nursing homes and hospitals towards the home environment; invest in upstream interventions through enhanced primary and community care-based alternatives; and focus on supporting ‘self-care’.
The evidence base...the management of depression
This feature looks at the evidence base for the management of depression, which usually involves a combination of drugs (antidepressants), therapy and self-help.
Sustaining innovations in telecare and telehealth
This piece defines innovation, and looks at issues around sustaining it.
The evidence base…the management of diabetes
In this feature, the first of a regular series on the evidence-base, we showcase three new pieces of high-quality evidence on telehealth and the management of diabetes from overseas.
Round-up of some of the recent emerging evidence
Read about savings, benefits and barriers to the take-up of telehealth; an important disease management study; and the latest from Telemedicine and e-Health Journal.
National Dementia Strategy – an ‘amber’ light to the deployment of telecare
The first ever national dementia strategy was published after a long period of anticipation on 3 February 2009.
WSDAN events update
The first major WSDAN event attracted 110 people to London on 22 January 2009.
Care co-ordination through home telehealth - a ‘potential’ new model of care for the UK?
A new report from the Veterans Health Administration has concluded that care co-ordination through home telehealth provides a solution to the complex problem of how to provide care for the rapidly rising numbers of patients with chronic care needs.
A look back on telecare and telehealth progress during 2008
2008 was a year of considerable progress in the field of telecare and telehealth as local authorities, primary care trusts and their partners used government funding from the Preventative Technology Grant and other sources to move ahead with advanced forms of telecare, lifestyle and telehealth vital signs monitoring.
New DH guidance highlights ‘huge potential’of telehealth and telecare in long-term conditions management
New Department of Health guidance published on 19 January aims to provide health and social care commissioners with the information and support they need to embed personalisation in their services.
NHS Operating Framework 2009/10 prioritises telecare for older people
The NHS Operating Framework for 2009/10 provides an overview of the priorities for the NHS over the coming year, underpinned by the primary care trust (PCT) revenue allocations for 2009/10.
Report by the Audit Commission looks at the challenges and opportunities posed by England's ageing population
There have been many recent news reports about the ageing population but how should local authorities and their partners respond?
E-Patients: a ‘White Paper’ for empowering and engaging users and carers
Policy-makers in the UK and other countries are increasingly recognising the importance of enabling patients, users and carers to become more involved in their own care.
Darzi Review implies significant future role for telecare and telehealth
A most critical element of Darzi's future vision for the NHS is the creation of comprehensive well-being and prevention services with an emphasis on primary and community care settings.
European study uncovers the economic impact of e-health technologies
Despite the availability of new e-Health technologies their adoption in real-life medical or health situations remains limited across the UK and Europe.