Telecare Delivers Life-Changing Results: Fact.
We've been spreading the message for almost two decades now that telecare works. We know this from almost 20 years of delivering a first-class telecare alarm service, to saves lives and enable independent living across Merseyside. But, the academic and clinical data to prove this conviction has not been available - until now.
The results of the largest randomised controlled trial of telecare and telehealth in the world (the Whole System Demonstrator, or WSD) were published recently and demonstrate that telecare can deliver:
• A 15% reduction in A&E visits
• A 20% reduction in emergency admissions
• A 14% reduction in elective admissions
• A 14% reduction in bed days
• An 8% reduction in tariff costs
• A 45% reduction in mortality rates
The findings from the WSD trial can be found at http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/12/wsd-headlinefindings/
Put simply telecare saves lives! There are more than 1.6m households across the UK who already receive a telecare and/or telehealth service. Telecare gives individuals the choice, security and more control over their long term health condition, using technology-assisted services, tailored to their individual needs.
We offer a range of telecare solutions from gas, flood and smoke detectors to enuresis monitors, bed occupancy sensors and extreme temperature monitors. See more information on our website www.vnclifeline.co.uk.
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