Steve Bradley, group managing director, Cegedim UK writes about how pharmacies could be affected by future plans for the NHS, including the digital impact. The latest blueprint for the NHS in England vows to put community pharmacy at the heart of a new model of joined up care. The NHS Long Term Plan, published this January, outlines…
Royal Philips announced the results of the Advancing Care Coordination & Telehealth Deployment at Scale (ACT@Scale) Program during the 19th annual International Conference on Integrated Care in San Sebastian, Spain. Among the findings, four key areas were identified as most essential to scale-up and drive adoption of innovation across connected care and telehealth: citizen empowerment; stakeholder and change management; service selection;…
An NHS scheme to help people suffering from long-term heart and lung disease in Hull has been launched to help improve their quality of life. The Telehealth Service went live in the spring with more than 100 patients with heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It enables people to monitor and manage their conditions and offers…
A report has highlighted four key areas to drive greater telehealth adoption and deliver value-based care more widely. The Future Health Index (FHI) report, commissioned by Philips, analysed the challenges of telehealth services around the world. The FHI is a research-based platform designed to help determine the readiness of countries to address global health challenges. The report…
A digital health service has launched in Hull to help improve the quality of life for people living with long-term conditions such as heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). City Healthcare Care Partnership (CHCP) is teaming up with digital health company Inhealthcare to roll out the service to patients in Hull. The CHCP…