Telehealth and telecare

Telehealth and telecare: Comment and analysis

• Are the Whole System Demonstrator trial results a watershed moment for the rise of telehealth?

  Nick Goodwin asks if new government strategies and positive results from the Whole Systems Demonstrator trials will encourage new investment into telehealth.

• Switching on to telehealth

  Nick Goodwin discusses what effect telehealth could have on the future of patient care. (11 Nov 2011)

• Perspectives on telehealth and telecare

  This paper examines the experiences of the WSDAN network's 12 member sites in implementing telehealth and telecare. (3 Nov 2011)

• Making a reality of telehealth: Lessons from the Whole System Demonstrator programme

  As we await the results of the WSDAN project, Nick Goodwin considers what else is needed to support new technologies in telehealth and telecare. (Blog, 3 Nov 2011)

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

  Can a telehealth programme help in maintaining weight loss? (26 July 2011)

• The evidence base for telehealth in stroke management

  Increasing delivery of telehealth services in the home is, in many cases, more conducive to recovery than hospital settings. (6 Apr 2011)

• Can we justify the investment in telehealth and telecare?

  Is the Department of Health's large-scale evaluation necessary to support the need for telehealth and telecare? (Blog, 15 Mar 2011)

• It’s good to talk: social network analysis as a method for judging the strength of integrated care

  This article examines potential for social network analysis to be used to evaluate integrated care (24 Dec 2010)

• Stan Newman: insight into the WSD programme

  Professor Stan Newman gives his insight into the Whole Systems Demonstrator (WSD) Programme. (Video, 3 Mar 2011)

• Telemedicine in cancer management

  The potential impact of telehealth on cancer patients living in remote areas can be significant, as it offers them a virtual connection with health professionals and other patients. (16 Feb 2011)

• The future of telehealth and telecare in England is on a knife edge

  At a time when the health service is under pressure to improve quality with fewer resources, new technologies are being carefully scrutinised. (Blog, Nick Goodwin, 2 Feb 2011)

• Evaluating telecare and telehealth interventions

  This paper, the second in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, provides guidance about how to carry out good-quality evaluations of telecare and telehealth interventions. (1 Feb 2011)

• Commissioning telecare and telehealth in 2011

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

• Telehealth monitoring in heart failure

  Recently published trials on telehealth monitoring in heart failure (22 Dec 2010)

• Kent Telehealth Pilot Study

  The report finds that both users and carers embraced the technology, and after seeing the potential benefits, they set up a support network that has been able to help other telehealth users. (2 Nov 2010)

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

  Looking at just three methods – telephone, the internet and videoconferencing – we can see how new technologies have been used by young patients and their parents to assist with monitoring and treatment of long-term conditions. (2 Nov 2010)

• Sustaining innovation in telehealth and telecare

  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. (31 Oct 2010)

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

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

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

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

• The evidence base: the management of hypertension

  A variety of methods to control hypertension have been trialled, with mixed success rates. (20 Aug 2010)