In this section we have all the information for you to find out what Telehealthcare is all about. Please click on the section you are interested in, or alternatively you can work through the whole section.
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Telecare refers to a range of equipment and associated services which support and enhance safety and independence at home. Telecare equipment mainly consists of basic community alarms and pendants various sensors which can automatically detect risks to the user.
The main benefits of Telecare are that it may be possible for you stay at home for longer rather than have to go into full-time residential care. It can also support formal and informal carers by giving them added peace of mind. For an information leaflet about ‘What is Telecare’, please see the information leaflet section.
The equipment can sense risks such as smoke, gas, carbon monoxide and falls and automatically calls for help through a dedicated control centre which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For further information about the equipment and what it can do can be found please see ‘Telecare equipment factsheet’ that can be found in the information leaflet section.
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Telehealth is the provision of health services at a distance using a range of technologies. Examples of telehealth include telephone or video consultations to support diagnosis and management, clinical networks and health professional education.
An example of telehealth in action is the remote electronic exchange of personal health data from a patient at home to medical staff at hospital or general practice to assist in diagnosis and monitoring. The main benefits are that clinical staff can monitor long-term conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without the need for the patient to attend the surgery. The patient is taught to take their own regular health readings and feed them back to the surgery.
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Telemedicine refers to real-time consultation between a patient and a clinical adviser by way of video link, web cam or something similar. The benefits are that clinical decisions can be made quickly in situations where it would not be possible to get a patient to the clinician for example because of distance.
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