Birmingham OwnHealth

Archive
8 February 2011

Birmingham telehealth cuts admissions

A telehealth project run by NHS Birmingham East and North led to an 86% drop in hospital admissions among those
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14 September 2010

Birmingham OwnHealth in hands of GPs

GPs will decide whether the first telephone-based care management service in the UK should continue.
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2 July 2010

Blackburn and NHS Direct pilot wellness

NHS Direct is to pilot its first web and telephone-based support service targeted at patients at risk of developing long
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24 December 2009

Birmingham OwnHealth signs up 5,000

Birmingham OwnHealth, a telephone-based care management programme, has announced that it has signed up its 5,000th member. The pioneering programme
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6 January 2009

NHS Direct’s 68 revenue sharing numbers

NHS Direct has almost 70 revenue-sharing telephone lines in addition to the 0845 number for its health advice line, a
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11 December 2008

Report urges tech support for public health

The NHS needs to make more use of advanced technologies if it is to successfully tackle the nation’s unhealthy lifestyles,
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18 December 2007

Birmingham PCT to extend telecare to 27,000

A PCT plans to expand its telephone-based care management programme, from 2000 to 27,000 patients, following the results from the
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