Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions : Project Overview
The ITTS project is based on previous work carried out in the Competitive Health project where e-health service pilots were carried out in four countries Competitive Health Scotland Norway Finland Sweden Previous Work
Inverness Scotland Tromsø Norway Oulu Finland Umeå Sweden Teledialysis Wound care EyeMo The Bag Speech therapy Previous NPP Project: Competitive Health
Project Partners Scotland: Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen Norway: Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine Finland: Oulu Arc Subregion Sweden: County Council of Västerbotten Ireland: Smart Assisted Ambient Living, University of Ireland - Galway N. Ireland: Centre for Connected Health and Social Care
Project Aims The ITTS project aims to implement transnational telemedicine solutions, at scale, across the Northern Periphery region. Our aims are: Improving accessibility, situating services in local communities or patients’ homes Normalising the use of technology into everyday practice Fostering transnational knowledge exchange
Objective The ITTS project will implement 10 demonstrator projects throughout the 6 partner countries….
Demonstrator Projects VC links for speech therapy services VC links for renal services VC links for emergency psychiatry services VC links for remote diabetes services
Demonstrator Projects Smart phones for tracking physical activity Smart phones and internet support for diabetes Smart phones for inflammatory bowel disease
Demonstrator Projects Remote support in medical and social care emergencies Remote exercise classes for rehabilitation Home based service delivery for patients with multimorbidity
Services in Existence
Evaluation Demonstrator projects will be evaluated using common methods, a researcher will co-ordinate activity across the partner countries. Methods include: – use of an evaluation toolkit; – an analysis of health service activity; – surveys of staff and patients; – interviews with stakeholders; – a health economics analysis; – socio-economic modelling of the impact of roll out Outputs: – final report, – a guide, interactive checklist for policymakers and service planners – academic papers
Outcome of the Project Sustainable telemedicine services Delivered at scale Demonstrated to be working Demonstrated to be effective