Tag Archives: Internet

Digital healthcare revolution relies on new form of tablet

March 31, 2014   Carers, internet, Older care, telecare
A new health initiative for elderly people is being rolled out

By Western Daily Press  |  Posted: March 31, 2014

 

 

The internet could spark a home health care revolution – and it’s being planned in the West Country.

A group of health professionals, ‘telehealth’ equipment makers, care providers and older people, are working together to see how tablet computers can be used as hubs to monitor vital health information, and reduce isolation.

But with figures from the Office of National Statistics showing that 6.7 million adults in the UK have never used the internet, 547,000 of them in the South West, more needs to be done to help people understand the internet and get online.

Today (monday)sees the launch of Spring Online, one of the year’s biggest digital inclusion campaigns, run in association with Carphone Warehouse. Free internet taster events will be available all week, including Saturday at libraries, cafes, community centres, shops, churches and housing estates across the country.

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The benefits of learning social care the digital way

March 24, 2014   Carers, internet, Social care
The challenge for organisations looking to harness the power of digital technology is to balance the flexibility of portable devices against ensuring the delivery of high quality learning

Paul Clarke

Guardian Professional

 

The explosion in the number of laptops, smartphones and tablets means employers can offer their workers much more flexible ways of acquiring skills and knowledge.

The only certainty in adult social care is the way we operate will constantly change – which increasingly includes the way learning and development opportunities are delivered.

The explosion in the number of laptops, smartphones and tablets means employers can offer their workers much more flexible ways of acquiring skills and knowledge that will help them get better at what they do.

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British hospital to become first in Europe to use Skype for consultations

March 10, 2014   Carers, hospital, internet

A hospital in Staffordshire is set to become the first in Europe where doctors consult with their patients via Skype

11:23AM GMT 10 Mar 2014

 

A hospital is set to become the first in Europe to tackle waiting times by getting overworked doctors to consult with their patients via Skype.

Managers at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire claim using the online video calling service could reduce outpatient appointments by up to 35 per cent.

They argue that using Skype will help free up consultants’ time and car parking spaces – while also helping patients who are unable to take time off work.

If approved, they would become the first UK hospital to use Skype to consult with patients.

The proposals, by Staffordshire’s biggest hospital, also include doctors treating patients via email consultations.

The move – which is part of a range of schemes to ease pressure on the hospital, which is coping with big increases in demand – has been welcomed by health campaigners.

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