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Other tools and resources
People with long term conditions have multiple needs, including information about their illness and the various treatment options; social support; support with making decisions; and help with achieving behaviour change, for example, changes in diet or exercise.
Academic / research papers
People with long term conditions have multiple needs, including information about their illness and the various treatment options; social support; support with making decisions; and help with achieving behaviour change, for example, changes in diet or exercise.
Discussion papers
In this short article, intestinal transplant patient Michael Seres argues that he uses his phone and other mobile technology in his everyday life, and that if the NHS were to capitalise on this it would both improve patient experience and help the nHS to be more efficient.
Academic / research papers
This review examined the types of technology available to facilitate self-management for people with diabetes and the impacts of this technology. It focuses on studies published into mobile phone and internet interventions and includes 14 studies published between 2008 and 2015. The review found that technological interventions were associated with improved blood sugar control, self-management behaviours and self-efficacy.
Other tools and resources
The Technology Enabled Care Services Resource for Commissioners has been developed by NHS commissioners to identify practical tools that can help maximise the value of technology enabled care services for patients, carers, commissioners and the whole health economy. It is intended to support all commissioners of health and care services, including NHS England, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities and providers of health and social care.
Blog
In this blog Dr Carlin argues that telemedicine is failing to reach its potential because it is not linked to clinical practice. He sets out how good connected care is built around a closed feedback loop - you collect patient data on a frequent nonintrusive basis, convert that data into an interpretation of the situation and tie that interpretation to a clinical action.
Video
In this seven minute video, Diabetes Nurse Specialist Theresa O'Shea of the East London NHS Foundation Trust and patient Yvonne, explain how they use a combination of Florence ('Flo' - a telehealth system) and consultations via Skype to increase the quality of care and convenience.
Discussion papers
In this article Shaun O'Hanlon argues that the NHS needs to embrace 'citizen health', where patients choose the technology they want to use in supporting them to control their own health and wellbeing.
Website
NHS England defines 'technology enabled care services' as the use of telehealth, telecare, telemedicine, telcoaching and self-care in providing care for patients with long term conditions that is convenient, accessible and cost-effective. These webpages on the NHS England website provide tools and resources for commissioners and other health and social care professionals on how to commission, procure, implement and evaluate so as to maximise the value of these types of solutions and services.
Other tools and resources
This telehealth supplement developed by the Inside Commissioning website sets out the current state of implementation of telehealth across England CCGs, the skills and technologies needed for telehealth to be successful, how CCGs can be more effective in their commissioning of telehealth services and some examples of where telehealth has been successfully implemented.