Telecare eNewsletter June 2012

Of particular significance this month is the publication of the first BMJ paper covering the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) trial of telecare and telehealth in England. This first paper (of five) looks at the impact of telehealth on secondary care such as hospital admissions.

The newsletter provides all of the important press releases and links from the 22 June publication. The main BMJ paper has been made open access so that organisations can examine the trial methodology and academic discussion in detail. Future WSD papers will look at cost-effectiveness, patient quality of life and impact on staff and organisations. It will be important to read all of the papers together to get a full picture of the trial findings.