Further to the Scottish Telehealth and Telecare Conference item (More Scottish investment in telehealth, 25 February) here are two more press releases with some additional information on the Lothian project. The first is by Intel: NHS Lothian Implements Intel’s Personal Health System to Manage Patients with Chronic Conditions and the second from NHS Lothian: NHS Lothian at the Cutting Edge. Points of interest in the Intel release include

Patient Gerald Lefebvre likens his BlackBerry smart phone to a welcome “speed cop” that keeps an eye on his sugar intake. Report of a small pilot by McGill University Health Centre.

Guy Dewsbury, in his Telecare Blog, prods again at the nature of telecare and what should come under the term. As he says, “Without a clear strong fixed and universally accepted definition of telecare, how can telecare services develop plans… Read moreDefining telecare

I did ask the other week where all the telecare-related stories are, so it’s good to see that Sentry Telecare is able to make the announcement that the town of Bethany Beach (Delaware) has activated its telecare telephone check-in service… Read moreBethany Beach telephone check-in service activated

The UK High Court will decide next month whether a housing association was justified in its decision to end the services of a resident warden. Story from Inside Housing. (See the previous item RSLs: litigation threat over wardens if you… Read moreHigh Court to rule on warden support