NHS Cornwall plans to extend telehealth to 30,000 patients

NHS Cornwall has revealed it plans to ensure 30,000 patients benefit from telehealth in the county over the next five years. Cornwall’s plans reflect the Department of Health’s recently announced ‘3millionlives’ campaign, which aims to transform the lives of three million people through the use of telehealth and telecare over the next five years.

Dave Tyas, Telehealth Manager for Peninsula Community Health in Cornwall said 30,000 patients is “ambitious”, but he wanted more people in the county to benefit.

Cornwall is one of three main sites involved in the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) programme, in which 1,000 patients from Cornwall took part in a trial of the remote healthcare technology.

Dave added: “As its early pioneers, we are determined to stay ahead of the game and ensure that as many local patients as possible benefit from this. What we’re trying to do is provide services to keep people in their own homes so they don’t have to travel unnecessarily.”

Tunstall’s telehealth solutions are being used extensively in the WSD programme, with thousands of systems deployed to service users in Cornwall, Kent and Newham.

There is more on this story at BBC News Cornwall