1 Telehealth Charles Lowe, Telecare/Telehealth Project Delivery Manager, Surrey County Council Emma Daniells, Public Health Lead, Surrey PCT

Purpose To describe telehealth briefly, especially the potential benefits To ensure there is full support for the use of telehealth in E Surrey 2

Current situation £3.9m budget set aside for telehealth, expires 31/03/13 Developed procurement strategy, incl detailed requirements; start early July Stakeholder/comms plan being finalised Developing telehealth business cases Care pathway meetings where requested Integrate with risk stratification 3

Where telehealth is beneficial 4 X

Telehealth enables...

Resulting in...

Improved population health Improved patient outcomes Reduced unplanned hospitalisations Cost savings HAIs avoided Reduced dementia progression Early discharge Improved medicines management Reduced nursing home/care referrals Reduced CO 2 emissions Medical advances

Compare QIPP objectives Reduce unplanned hospitalisations Reduce development of comorbidities Slow disease progress Improve medicines management Encourage patient self-management Improve depression/anxiety management for people with LTCs 8

The kit is only a small part though Key equipment requirements: User-friendly Reliable Supported Upgradable remotely Flexible Easy to evaluate Cheap to deploy & use

Thank You Charles Lowe, Telecare/Telehealth Project Delivery Manager, Surrey County Council Emma Daniells, Public Health Lead, Surrey PCT

WSD telehealth – Initial results 15% reduction in A&E visits 20% reduction in emergency admissions 14% reduction in elective admissions 14% reduction in bed days 8% reduction in tariff costs 45% reduction in mortality rates 11 Still nothing published on telecare benefits