Telehealth

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New government funding for telecare

The government’s Technology Strategy Board has announced £11m funding for telehealth and telecare projects, to take the technology to the
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Swindon takes telehealth to mainstream

Swindon PCT has mainstreamed its telehealth service, the fourth to do so in the last six months. The PCT is
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ICW selected for US telehealth programme

German e-health specialist InterComponentWare (ICW) has been selected by US health network Coventry Health Care to provide the infrastructure for
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Intellect calls for more IT in diabetes care

The trade association Intellect has expressed disappointment that the Department of Health’s latest policy statement on diabetes fails to give
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Canada’s Infoway says 254 EHR projects underway

Canada’s electronic health record projects have quadrupled since 2004, according to the head of the Canadian health IT agency. Investment
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King’s Fund to run telehealth network

The Department of Health has funded a network to help expand use of telehealth and telecare and disseminate the lessons
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HealthSpace set for big expansion

HealthSpace, the government’s secure online site for patients, is to be expanded to include shared records and GP appointment booking,
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Intel gets approval for telecare device

Intel has received market clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a new personal telehealth system.
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Alcatel-Lucent launches LifeStat

French telecomms giant Alcatel-Lucent has announced the launch outside Canada of LifeStat Remote Monitoring and Health Management, a telemedicine service
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Darzi’s report for the digital generation

The final report of the Next Stage Review of the English NHS sees technology-driven change as one of the challenges
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