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Paul Burstow: increasing the use of telehealth and telecare technologies in the UK
Paul Burstow MP gives an overview of the Whole System Demonstrator programme and discusses telehealth innovations in the UK and abroad.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/48601461[/vimeo]
One in five patients ‘harmed’ in some hospitals
One in five patients in some NHS hospitals suffer harm due to avoidable accidents, complications and mistakes, it has emerged.
The data has been assembled via a monthly series of snapshots, gathered by frontline clinical staff since April
By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor
6:00AM BST 31 Aug 2012
Official NHS data has shown that more than 20 per cent of patients in some organisations suffer from problems such as bed sores or suffer accidents such as falls while on wards.
Nationally just under one in ten, or around 41,000 people, were harmed, but this masks wide variation in individual hospitals, it was found.
The Department of Health has set a target to deliver “harm-free care” to 95 per cent of patients “by 2012”.
Officials admitted around 200,000 patients suffer common avoidable problems over the course of a year.
The NHS Safety Thermometer, launched in April, gathers data from all NHS hospitals covering patient problems such as bed sores and patient falls that can be avoided with good care.
Choose Well this bank holiday
NHS Norfolk and Waveney is urging everyone to “Choose Well” and plan ahead whenever possible for their medical care over the forthcoming bank holiday weekend.
Anyone who has medication on prescription is advised to make sure they order it early so they have enough medicine. Anyone who knows they will need an appointment to see their GP should ensure they book it in good time.
Ian Small, of the prescribing and medicines management team at NHS Norfolk and Waveney, said: “We want everyone to have an enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend, and so we advise anyone needing medical care to follow the Choose Well message. Selecting the right service for your needs may reduce the time you wait for appropriate treatment.
