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Over the past few years technological developments have taken place which have provided new equipment and ways of working for clinicians and social care workers to provide support and care for patients in their own home, thus allowing them to remain with their families and avoiding inappropriate hospital admissions. One such development has been the use of telemedicine equipment for undertaking cardiovascular diagnosis and monitoring for patients with cardiac conditions within the home/community environment.
This report identifies the considerable benefits that may be gained by using such technology. UK’s National Health Service (NHS) North West, working in close collaboration with Broomwell Healthwatch, an independent sector company, funded the placement of telemedicine ECG machines in Primary Care Centres across the Cumbria and Lancashire area of the NHS North West. The Audit and Research Programme set up to monitor the effectiveness of this equipment identified that considerable benefits could be achieved for patient care and clinical diagnostics as well as gains made for the health economy. The full details are identified in the body of this report.
The service and benefits described in this report represent one of an increasing number of new technological services that are available for patient care and as such helps to address one of the big challenges for the NHS; that of delivering benefits to patients, carers and professionals. It is now timely for commissioners to be embracing these services to meet the future demands of
healthcare provision.
Original URL:
http://www.lsccardiacnetwork.nhs.uk/d-Key%20documents%20National.html
Number of pages:
44
Over the past few years technological developments have taken place which have provided new equipment and ways of working for clinicians and social care workers to provide support and care for patients in their own home, thus allowing them to remain with their families and avoiding inappropriate hospital admissions. One such development has been the use of telemedicine equipment for undertaking cardiovascular diagnosis and monitoring for patients with cardiac conditions within the home/community environment.
This report identifies the considerable benefits that may be gained by using such technology. UK’s National Health Service (NHS) North West, working in close collaboration with Broomwell Healthwatch, an independent sector company, funded the placement of telemedicine ECG machines in Primary Care Centres across the Cumbria and Lancashire area of the NHS North West. The Audit and Research Programme set up to monitor the effectiveness of this equipment identified that considerable benefits could be achieved for patient care and clinical diagnostics as well as gains made for the health economy. The full details are identified in the body of this report.
The service and benefits described in this report represent one of an increasing number of new technological services that are available for patient care and as such helps to address one of the big challenges for the NHS; that of delivering benefits to patients, carers and professionals. It is now timely for commissioners to be embracing these services to meet the future demands of
healthcare provision.
Original URL:
http://www.lsccardiacnetwork.nhs.uk/d-Key%20documents%20National.html
Number of pages:
44
Description of license: © NHS North West
Nature of documentation: Official reports and studies
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