Tag Archives: telehealth

NHS 111. Again. Is it THE problem? And how much is it costing?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Julia Manning

Two things to me seem obvious. No doctor likes NHS 111. Secondly if you open another gate to the NHS, more people will go through it! It’s worth remembering that NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct which had one medically trained person … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year Predictions

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Julia Manning

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a … Continue reading →

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‘Fat tax’ and telehealth for the overweight?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by 2020health Guest Blogger

WHO figures show that more people die worldwide from being overweight or obese than from being underweight. Over 2.8 million adults die worldwide each year from being overweight or obese. In addition obesity is responsible for many of the worlds fastest … Continue reading →

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Without Telehealth the NHS will fail

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Julia Manning

In our Future Forum response we said: It should be expected that managers and clinicians alike adopt modern technology at scale into new pathways and this should be reflected in the reimbursement system. We know this isn’t covered in the … Continue reading →

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Telehealth – the turning point

Posted on April 13, 2011 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Guest blog by John Cruickshank I was so encouraged to hear Andrew Lansley speak up for the importance of healthcare informatics in his conference speech at the Health Computing event last week in Birmingham.  Indeed the Guardian gave as the … Continue reading →

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Assisted living technologies to prolong independence

Posted on April 1, 2011 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Two articles published by the HSJ yesterday: Care home sector faces bed capacity lottery and £18m assisted living technologies project announced would seem to be closely linked. Assisted living technology is now used to describe both telehealth and telecare.  Telecare … Continue reading →

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Developing alternatives to hospitals

Posted on November 5, 2010 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Almost every week we hear a new story of protests concerning the closure of a local hospital.  There is a widespread belief amongst the public that closing hospitals equals removal of healthcare, and of course there are deep concerns about … Continue reading →

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