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Staffordshire PCTs hit retinopathy target

Malcolm Gray screens patient Three Staffordshire primary care trusts have managed to meet national targets and screen over 28,000 patients
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EC looks to IT to help support older people

The European Commission has unveiled plans for a new €1bn European Action Plan to research the effectiveness of the use
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Choose and Book, 152 PCT stories

In the latest article from the clinicians leading Connecting for Health, Dr Mark Davies the clinical director for Choose and
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EC looks to mainstream telehealth

Members of the European Commission have said that they intend to set up an action plan to deal with the
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Italy develops chronic disease tools

The Italian health service is aiming to make use of its IT to create an integrated tool to improve care
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GSM Doorbell opens up access to carers

Wireless specialists Waleli are launching a GSM Doorbell product in the UK which reduces response time for emergency calls to house-bound
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Nottingham expands diabetic retinopathy service

A £4.5m community-based digital eye screening programme for diabetics in Nottingham is being rolled out to a further six locations,
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Tunstall help Brighton extra care housing win EU award

Telecare specialists Tunstall has helped an extra care housing scheme in Brighton win a European design award, aimed at promoting
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Tunstall leads European telecare project

Telecare specialist, Tunstall, is co-ordinating a part EU-funded project called SOPRANO, which will design and develop new telehealth solutions for
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Council counts savings of telecare for elderly

An audit by Gloucestershire County Council looking at the amount of savings available to them by implementing telecare found that
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