Community matrons [Wikipedia, half way down the page] could play an important role in getting telehealth embedded into GPs’ clinical practices and signs are springing up in press items lately that the UK’s community matrons are waking up to the… Read moreCommunity matrons waking up to telehealth (UK)
It’s good to see the Society for Telemedicine and e-Health in Nigeria (SFTeHIN) continue to promote the cause of eHealth in Africa via a report in BusinessDay (Nigeria) on their 4th conference on telemedicine and e-health. Telemedicine, e-health: Latest path… Read moreSFTeHIN continues to promote eHealth in Africa
An interesting example of how co-operation and an open approach to technical standards has paid off: Cirrus, an independent provider of telecare and security systems in the UK was recently awarded a telecare upgrade programme by Riviera Housing Trust. The… Read moreCirrus wins telecare upgrade programme for Riviera Housing Trust (UK)
Islington residents can now receive a 30 minute consultation at their local pharmacy that calculates their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or developing diabetes in the next ten years. NHS Islington is using Telehealth Solutions’ CardioPods in 10… Read moreTelehealth Solutions and NHS Islington: telehealth in pharmacies
The people who staff the phone lines in alarm control centres do not often get to make the news, but here’s a great story featuring the quick thinking, calm approach of Becky Surgison, an operator at Invicta Telecare. Invicta Telecare… Read moreInvicta Telecare asks – what did you do at work today?
Aydogan Ozcan, the UCLA engineering professor and developer of the lens-free telemedicine imaging microscope profiled here on 21 May, has published research on a use for it: viewing semen samples for male fertility testing outside of the typical lab environment… Read moreWorld's smallest microscope now used for fertility testing
Congratulations to Newport’s Telecare Service on this new addition to their portfolio. Press release (PDF) Do industry awards influence purchasing decisions? Should they? If not, why go for them? Join the discussion on Facebook.
