Groups and Committees

Telehealth Group

Chair Adrian Flowerday Docobo

Vice-chair Matt Marshall Tunstall Telecom Limited Biography

Next meeting

• 27/11/2008
- Telehealth Group - Developing a business/economic case for telehealth, telecare, and assisted living
• 13/01/2009
- Telehealth Group - Assistive Technology for Older People: Social Care Institute for Excellence

Last meeting

• 08 October 2008 - Telehealth in Scotland (members only)

About the group

The Telehealth Group was formed in 2006 after Intellect was invited to speak at Boston Partners Telemedicine Annual Symposium, which highlighted the interest and need to invest in telehealth solutions.  Government initiatives and white papers in the UK have also highlighted the importance of taking care back into the community and telehealth is an integral part of this process.  The group is focused around three main mantras:

• improving members’ business opportunities – eg by promoting wider and larger procurements of telehealth technologies, providing opportunities for networking, etc.
• promoting the industry position in regards to the telehealth/telecare market and raising the visibility of members’ activities within the stakeholder community
• serving as an innovation channel for smaller telehealth companies

Intellect Telehealth Wiki

Intellect’s Telehealth Group has produced a wikipedia-style website dedicated to the assistive technology industry.  Just like wikipedia, any member of the public can view or edit the Intellect Telehealth Wiki, but Intellect will regularly monitor the site and remove any abusive content.  We hope that the open and collaborative nature of the site will enable it to grow organically and become the primary point of call for information on telehealth, telecare, and other assistive technologies in the UK.

About telehealth and telecare

Telehealth can be described simply as remote monitoring of patients, and is especially useful for patients suffering from chronic diseases (eg diabetes or COPD).  Through telecommunications technologies, a patient’s vital signs can be monitored 24/7.  Data is transmitted to clinicians on a regular basis, and this forms a more complete picture of fluctuations in a patient’s heart rate, blood pressure, etc.

As opposed to the preventive nature of telehealth, telecare is reactive. Telecare technologies normally take the form of sensors placed in various parts of the home, with a central sensor that transmits alerts to care professionals in the event of an emergency. These alert systems can be especially useful for individuals suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s, and offer reassurance to a patient’s friends and family.

For more information contact:

John Hoggard
Programme Executive
T 020 7331 2000
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