One in our occasional non-telecare/telehealth items but an important read for anyone involved in the care of older people, particularly in the UK. If you are not outraged or worried (depending on your age) check your pulse. Small-screen saviours Laura… Read moreSmall-screen saviours

And the headline results are: 60% saving of COPD patient unplanned hospital admissions 33% saving of CHF patient unplanned hospital admissions 32% of patients escalated during ‘out of hours’ After a period of three years telehealth monitoring of (n=766 COPD… Read moreOutcome data for the remote patient monitoring over three years of over 1000 patients in Northern Ireland with a long-term chronic illness (abstract)