System C welcomes news that the Government has appointed the Future Forum to take forward the national debate on the scope for integrating care both within the NHS and across health and social care. 
Tunstall Response is delighted to announce they have achieved the exacting new standards set by the Telecare Services Association (TSA). As a result Response has been awarded the prestigious Platinum level status. 
Together with Synthes, the global market leader for bone implants, Siemens Healthcare has developed the software PreOPlan that will allow surgeons to virtually plan routine bone fracture surgeries (trauma surgery) as well as corrections of leg deformities (osteotomy). The Halton and St Helens Division of Bridgewater Community Health Services has reported on the success of a 12-month telehealth project, undertaken in partnership with Tunstall and Sefton Careline, which has reduced unnecessary hospital admissions and enabled early discharge for people with long-term conditions. 
An economic analysis commissioned by Carestream Health in the UK has concluded that upgrading to CARESTREAM DRX compared to continuing to use CR technology generates productivity gains and cost savings. 
iPLATO Healthcare is launching its mHealth infrastructure across two areas - one PBC in the North of England and a PCT in the South. Through up to 60 GP surgeries adopting iPLATO Patient Care Messaging over 350,000 patients will get access to a range of popular mHealth services.