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Deaths can be almost halved among patients with long-term conditions by the NHS using telehealth devices that track a patient's vital signs from home, according to the results of a Department of Health pilot study.
The Whole System Demonstrator Programme, carried out by the Department of Health place between May 2008 and September 2010, observed 6,191 patients and 238 GP practices, each for a minimum of a year, across Cornwall, Kent and Newham and was the ?largest randomised control trial' of telehealth and telecare ever.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsart...by-45?sp_rid=NjU3NzMyNzAyOQS2&sp_mid=37697657
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The Whole System Demonstrator Programme, carried out by the Department of Health place between May 2008 and September 2010, observed 6,191 patients and 238 GP practices, each for a minimum of a year, across Cornwall, Kent and Newham and was the ?largest randomised control trial' of telehealth and telecare ever.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsart...by-45?sp_rid=NjU3NzMyNzAyOQS2&sp_mid=37697657
(free registration required)