Engineers at Loughborough University have devised a mobile phone that easily receive, collate and send a person's ECG and other vital signs and send them directly to clinicians, eliminating the need for large, fixed, telecare systems in patients' homes.
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Monthly Archives October 2005
E-health not reaching full potential, says study
'The Impact of e-Health and Assistive Technologies on Healthcare' report
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Alertacall launched in UK
Alertacall: new device and service launched in UK
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Tunstall and Honeywell HomMed link-up
Tunstall will be offering Honeywell’s HomMed Genesis monitor throughout the United Kingdom.
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SCIE publishes Q&A on direct payments
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has published Q&A on direct payments.
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CSIP telecare factsheets update
Recent additions to the set of helpful materials: Information for Users and Carers Version 26 September 2005 Telecare and Telehealth Systems – slides Version: 26 September 2005 Telecare Reducing the Lead Time – factsheet Version: 26 September 2005 Link to
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French AXA Assistance phone bracelet
The Columba bracelet automatically detects any departure from a previously defined security zone. At the slightest straying from this area, it alerts AXA Assistance's medical assistance centre which can precisely geolocate the bracelet and speak with the wearer through the bracelet's "handsfree" feature.
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Alzheimer's trial points way to RFID telecare
The Finnish company combines RFID and cellular phone technology to help make sure Alzheimer's patients take the drugs they need. Cool.
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Where is the telecare mention?
These situations, of which we are seeing an increasing number of reports, seem to fail to take into account the beneficial role of telecare linked to efficient response systems. Any comments?
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Ireland moves towards more home care
A major initiative, including new grants and tax measures, to encourage older people to be cared for in their own homes rather than in residential institutions is to be introduced by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney.
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