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2005 Study

TeHIP members undertook a study of The Impact of e-Health and Assistive Technologies on Healthcare which was completed in August 2005. The Study was particularly concerned with the use of technology which:
  • reduces patient journeys, hospital visits and hospital admissions
  • saves the time of healthcare professionals
  • supports individuals living at home to look after themselves
  • improves the quality or effectiveness of the care or treatment that is delivered.

Opinions were gathered using interviews, a questionnaire and a workshop. More than 100 clinicians, healthcare managers, informaticians, equipment and service suppliers as well as other researchers contributed their views. The Report of the Study was published in September 2005. 

The Report is in PDF (350k).  To download it, right click (or equivalent in your browser) and select the appropriate option. 

Note: the Report is best viewed with Version 7 of the Adobe Reader (available from www.adobe.com - opens a new window)

It is hoped that the Report will:

  • encourage and facilitate the application of appropriate technologies to support the modernisation of healthcare service delivery
       and
  • identify effective procedures and practices which may be extendable or transferable to other disciplines and/or to other organisations.
TeHIP is grateful to all those who contributed to the Study and, in particular, would like to thank the British Computer Society Health Informatics Forum, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Health who sponsored the work.
Page last updated 23 September, 2005