How IoT is improving patient care
The Internet of Things (IoT) is starting to make breakthroughs in the healthcare sector – but what does the future hold, and what are the benefits?
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is starting to make breakthroughs in the healthcare sector – but what does the future hold, and what are the benefits?
The digital platform will support the transformation of public services and empower people to take control over their own health and wellbeing.
No contract has been signed at this stage but a spokesperson has said a formal announcement was “planned for 2020”, once the business case has been approved.
As healthcare spending rises, Jonathan Pearson, UK head of healthcare at PA Consulting, looks at why technology could help improve productivity in the NHS.
Around 900,000 telecare users in the UK could be affected as BT and Virgin Media begin to retire analogue phone networks, a report from Doro Care has suggested.
Immedicare’s telemedicine platform provides care home residents with 24-hour access to clinicians based at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in Yorkshire.