Home based NHS technology is improving care, according to study

There has been much talk about how telehealth will be able to push healthcare back into people’s home’s and this can at the same time be more comfortable for them and less costly to the health service. Now a study has produced results which back this argument up.

The study, which looked at patient satisfaction survey, has shown that since using the assistive technology machines, 63 per cent of patients have had fewer unplanned admissions to hospital and 67 per cent felt that their general health was more stable.

Dr Richard Mendelsohn, Director of Chronic Disease Systems at NHS Birmingham East and North added: “We are delighted with the results of this survey, which prove what a success assistive technology is to the people who use it.

“Already more than 166 patients within east and north Birmingham are benefiting from these machines, which are another way in which to help them to manage their condition better, live more independently and have a better quality of life.”

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