Scotland extends healthcare IT

The Scottish government has announced a range of telecare and hi-tech projects to support NHS services. The largest of these schemes is the roll out of a programme in Edinburgh and the Lothians of a programme to support 400 patients with long term conditions, including heart failure, diabetes and strokes, backed by GBP700,000 from NHS Lothian and the Scottish government. The extended scheme, which follows trials over the last nine months with about 30 patients in West Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh, aims to allow patients to monitor their own conditions on a daily basis at home. It uses touch screen technology and can test for blood pressure, breathing, blood glucose and oxygen levels - Kable