Scotland has received high praise from the European commission for work in delivering ICT enabled care with the Vice President of the European Commission saying Europe should follow Scotland’s lead.

Virtual College is proud to unveil its new navigational bar designed to aid the usability of its online courses and enhance the learning experience for its many registered online learners.

HUNDREDS of Wiltshire’s most vulnerable adults will be able to live at home independently for longer, thanks to the introduction of new technology.

The Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) programme is the largest randomised control trial of telehealth and telecare anywhere in the world. It was set up in 2008 to look at the clinical and cost effectiveness of telehealth and telecare across three sites (Kent,Cornwall and Newham) involving 6191 participants, and 238 GP practices.

Up to 24,000 people with diabetes suffer an avoidable death in England every year, according to the National Diabetes Audit.

“…Just look at our approach to tele-health – getting new technology into patients’ homes so they can be monitored remotely.We’ve trialled it, it’s been a huge success, and now we’re on a drive to roll this out nationwide. The aim – to improve three million lives over the next five years. This is going to make an extraordinary difference to people".

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that personal budgets will be offered to patients receiving continuing healthcare by April 2014. The scheme will allow 50,000 patients to choose and direct their care by buying treatments from a private insurer.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley took aim at NHS Wales in his speech to the Conservative Party conference yesterday, saying that Wales’ deaths from infection, waiting times and budget cuts all show that the health service in the country needs reform to make it more like its English counterpart.

Everyday more than 100,000 people working in the healthcare sector are exposed to situations where they are left alone with patients or members of the public. The Telesolutions e-Academy, a division of leading e-learning providers Virtual College, has released a CPD accredited Lone Working e-learning course specifically for the NHS with a Social Care version currently in development.