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Switching on to telehealth

17 Nov 2011
Nick Goodwin
Nick Goodwin discusses the pros and cons of telehealth, and debates what effect it could have on the future of patient care.

Perspectives on telehealth and telecare

3 Nov 2011
Nick Goodwin, Richard Giordano, Mike Clark
This paper, the third in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, examines the experiences of the network's 12 member sites in implementing telehealth and telecare.

The evidence base for telehealth and telemedicine in the management of obesity

26 Jul 2011
Susan Royer
Can a telehealth programme help in maintaining weight loss?

The evidence base for telehealth in stroke management

6 Apr 2011
Susan Royer
This article on the evidence base for telehealth in stroke management was taken from the Whole Systems Demonstrator Action Research Network (WSDAN) database.

Adopting telehealth as a tool of integrated care: what type of research is required to justify the investment?

29 Mar 2011
Nick Goodwin, Guus Schrijvers
Lack of robust evidence is often cited in telehealth as a barrier to adoption, as it is with many integrated care innovations more generally. But what level of evidence is good enough to provide a convincing case for adoption of telehealth?

Telemedicine in cancer management

11 Feb 2011
Susan Royer
The impact of telehealth on cancer patients living in remote areas can be significant, offering them a virtual connection with health professionals & other patients.

Evaluating telecare and telehealth interventions

1 Feb 2011
Anna Davies, Stanton Newman
This paper, the second in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, provides guidance carrying out good-quality evaluations of telecare and telehealth interventions.

Commissioning telecare and telehealth in 2011

22 Dec 2010
Mike Clark
The challenges for commissioners and providers of telecare and telehealth have never been so great, but there are some exciting fresh opportunities to be considered.

Telehealth monitoring in heart failure

22 Dec 2010
Mike Clark
Recently published trials on telehealth monitoring in heart failure

How assistive technologies are used by children and adolescents, their parents or carers

2 Nov 2010
Susan Royer
We look at three types of technology: telephone, internet and videoconferencing, and consider how they could be used for or by children and adolescents across a variety of conditions.

Kent telehealth pilot study

2 Nov 2010
Mike Clark
Mike Clark describes the programme, set up by Kent County Council, to help 250 people with long-term conditions to live independently using telehealth.

Sustaining innovation in telehealth and telecare

31 Oct 2010
Nick Goodwin, Mike Clark
This paper, the first in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, looks at how telehealth and telecare innovations are being used in health and social care.

How older people with long-term conditions perceive and use telecare, telehealth and telemedicine

22 Sep 2010
Susan Royer
This article focuses on evidence about older people’s perceptions and use of telecare, telehealth and telemedicine interventions.

How might older people and disabled people be using assisted living services in 2030?

20 Aug 2010
Shilpa Ross
A recent study commissioned by Ofcom examined the long-term requirements of key sectors for communication services in the United Kingdom.

The evidence base: the management of hypertension

20 Aug 2010
Susan Royer
In July 2010, WSDAN News reported on the publication of the results of a recent UK randomised control trial on telemonitoring and self-management in the control of hypertension