Healthcare without walls: A framework for delivering telehealth at scale

Source: 2020health.org

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Date of publication: December 2010

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: This document is an independent report designed to inform the future NHS strategy for telehealth. The report looks at the rapidly developing problem for the NHS in treating people with long term conditions and how this can be improved by telehealth technology.

Length of publication: 110 pages

Telehealth could save NHS £2bn

Source: Health Service Journal

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Date of publication: November 2010

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: The NHS is missing out on annual efficiency savings worth up to £2bn by failing to embrace remote monitoring and care, according to a report shared with HSJ. Telehealth can reduce demand for face-to-face services and expensive acute care but there is currently “no strategic drive for telehealth at scale” in the NHS, according to the Healthcare Without Walls report by think tank 2020health.

Length of publication: 1 page news item

Some important notes: The full report can be viewed by following this link.

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Video link to help stroke victims

Source: BBC 22nd September 2009

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Date of publication: September 2009

Publication type: News Item

In a nutshell: A new telehealth system has been created in Scotland’s Western Isles that could mean quicker diagnosis and treatment for stroke victims. A video link has been set up between the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI). With this new system, CT scans can be sent for analysis by ARI consultants, who can also talk to accident and emergency staff or patients themselves. For some patients this system could mean early administration of a clot-busting drug.

Length of publication: 1 page news item