NHS West Midlands aims to include telehealth as an option for every patient with long term conditions, in their consultations with health or social care professionals.
The authority’s health improvement plan, Investing for Health, includes extending the use of telehealth care and focusing activities on four key areas:
• the Menu of Assistive Technologies – an online directory providing information to commissioners in health and social care on assistive technology and prices
• a skills gap analysis to identify staff training needs and develop appropriate training
• employment of eight project managers to support the work of PCTs and local authorities
• developing an evaluation and commissioning toolkit for commissioners of telehealth, to guide them through each stage of procurement.
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