Telehealth: the benefits of video conferencing
Medical staff, patients and parents are using a new system that has saved lives
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Frank Casey
- Guardian Professional,
Every year, more than 200 infants are born in Northern Ireland with heart disease. I work at the Royal Belfast hospital for sick children and as specialists in paediatric cardiology, we deal with a majority of these cases. For the past few years we’ve been supplementing our traditional care with a telemedicine scheme that offers patients, parents and our colleagues a new way to interact.
Like thousands of hospital departments across the UK, we deal with resourcing difficulties. Not only do we cope with our current patient load but our expertise is also in high demand with colleagues at other hospitals.
Carer sets up at-home service for elderly people
A CARER who says she struggled to find adequate support for her mother-in-law has set up a service to provide at-home care for elderly people.
- by Karen Dent, The Journal
- Aug 22 2012
Diane Chandler aims to create 50 jobs after taking on the franchise for Home Instead Senior Care, covering an area from Darlington down into Northallerton.
Two months into the business, she has five staff and 15 in training, and is confident of growing the head count of carers.
“We’ve had a lot of response initially – we should be able to create 50 jobs easily,” she said.
Review of stroke services across Norfolk and wider region
A major review of stroke services could lead to changes to patients’ care in Norfolk.
Kim Briscoe Wednesday, August 22, 2012
6:30 AM
Significant improvements have been made over the past four years in stroke services, which include stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and rehabilitation services.
However, NHS Midlands and East has launched the review as it believes that despite having a network of stroke specialists, there are still gaps in care.
The review could see new hyper-acute stroke units established, or it could lead to specialist consultants working across more than one hospital.
However, it is still in the early stages and the current services offered by each NHS trust will be looked at in detail by an expert advisory panel, which will make recommendations for improvements. Final proposals for the new shape of services are expected between October and January, 2013, with a view to implementing the changes later in the year.
