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3 million could benefit from ‘doctor by broadband’ by 2017, claims minister
Some three million patients could be consulting their doctors and managing their health conditions online by 2017, saving the NHS £1.2 billion, Paul Burstow, the Care Services Minister, has claimed.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
Although few have heard of ‘telehealth’ and ‘telecare’, ministers are keen to increase use of these technologies, allow people with long term conditions like heart disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to manage their illness largely from home.
‘Telehealth’ systems enable patients to submit vital signs like blood pressure and glucose levels, and view treatment plans, to be interpreted remotely by doctors, meaning individuals do not have to constantly attend hospital appointments.
Study shows 600,000 pensioners are prisoners in own homes
More than 600,000 pensioners are virtual prisoners in their own homes, passing their front door less than once a week at most, a study of the everyday lives of older people shows.
By John Bingham, Social Affairs Editor
8:00AM GMT 08 Mar 2012
Research by Age UK paints a stark picture of the growing isolation of many elderly people at a time when services seen as a lifeline by many, such as local bus routes or Post Offices, are being cut.
It shows how the daily lives of more than one-in-20 pensioners in the UK are marked by acute loneliness.
Notts pensioners take care fight to House of Commons
MORE than 80 Notts pensioners took their fight for care reform to Westminster yesterday as part of a national day of action.
Nottingham Elders’ Forum sent the largest county delegation of protesters taking part in the “Care in Crisis” mass lobby of Parliament.
The Care and Support Alliance organised the event to call on the Government to make social care free for everyone who needs it.
Campaigners also want the Government to prevent anyone having to sell their home to pay for social care support.
