Innovation in Delivery - Telehealth & ‘Door to Door’ Smoking Cessation Service
Author(s)
Leena Sankla and John Rodway.
Presenter(s)
Leena Sankla Project Director, Solutions 4 Health Ltd
John Rodway Operations Director, Solutions 4 Health Ltd
Abstract
With the rollout of super fast broadband, achieving speeds of 40 Mbs, the introduction of telehealth is fast becoming a reality and according to Andrew Lansley, speaking at the Health Care 2011 informatics conference, if 1% of consultations could take place in the home, that could save the NHS £250m annually. Solutions 4 Health is highly innovative organisation and has launched a ‘Stop Smoking Telehealth’ application in collaboration with Microsoft. The system enables service users to connect with stop smoking advisors and receive 1-1 behavioural support consultation over a 12-week period via on-line video and chat sessions. Upon successful completion, the client can share their records with their GP or other healthcare provider. The presentation will provide initial results of a pilot and provide user feedback.
Getting access to Routine & Manual groups continues to be a key focus, the presentation will also share results of a ‘Door-2-Door’ pilot. By using a fully branded Smart car in Croydon, a dedicated team of advisors have been driving around industrial parks, MOT centres and garages, tyre fitters, retails outlets, taxi ranks, bus depots, printers and other small businesses and providing support directly at clients at the workplace around the clock at a time to suit them.
