Revolutionising home care: The future of Telecare and Telehealth Dr. David Parry CEO SEHTA, ICE-T

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1 Revolutionising home care: The future of Telecare and Telehealth Dr. David Parry CEO SEHTA, ICE-T Tel:

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3 STRUCTURE Introduction SEHTA The demographic and health challenge Meeting the challenge now What might the future hold? Summary and Conclusions

4 SEHTA who are we? Founded 2005 Not for profit company with commercial subsidiary 1300 members from 20 countries (biotech, medical device, diagnostics, pharma telecare/telehealth, Public + Private sector) database c health contacts

5 Where do we work? Academia - papers SEHTA Business profits Care/Clinicians patients Product/Service MARKET

6 What do we do? Identifies and meets needs of ABC through one to many and one to one engagement (advisory team) Works as impartial broker for benefit of all Provides opportunities for networking and collaboration Signposts business to funding and support Represents sector interests to strategic bodies Builds and maintains extensive contacts and databases Partners and runs EU projects Develops Special Interest Groups International Centre of Excellence in Telecare/Telehealth (ICE-T)

7 SEHTA and ICE-T Network contacts Expert Advisory team Developed 3 Showcase sites Events programme including Meet the Buyers Funded 10 projects (value 1 million)- 5 marketed products/services Led to 3 major EU projects

8 The Demographic Challenge- UK % o f U K 25 p o 20 p u 15 l a t 10 i o 5 n 0 Aged 65 and over Aged 85 and over Year 4

9 The Health Challenge In England 15.4 million people suffer from a long-term condition. LTCs account for 72% of inpatient bed days, 65% of outpatient appointments and 52% of GP appointments. LTCs consume 69% of England s primary and acute care budget The ageing population and poor lifestyles will lead to more people suffering from long-term conditions In the western world, the ratio of workers to retirees is declining and the number of people living alone is rising The cost of providing health and social care will increase at an unsustainable rate, with social and economic implications

10 Older People = Multiple Conditions

11 Meeting the Challenge now - The Technology Telecare remote monitoring of alarms and alerts often in peoples homes e.g. falls, fire, flood Telehealth- remote monitoring and management of physiological conditions e.g. blood pressure, blood sugar Telemedicine remote diagnosis, analysis and treatment of medical conditions

12 Issues Telecare and Telehealth can help to Control or Manage Environmental Personal Social Wellsafety Safety/Security being Personal Care Health Fire Floods High Temperatures Low Temperatures Noise Air quality Frozen pipes Radiation Explosive gases Electrical problems Magnetic field Intruders Bogus callers Doors/ windows insecure Going out inappropriately Trips and falls Scalds Gas & Carbon Monoxide hazards Cooker or hob inappropriate use Risk of abuse Financial difficulties Narcotic gases Loneliness Isolation and Exclusion Depression Boredom Neighbourhood disagreements Fear of crime Risk of abuse Speech impediment Challenging behaviour Mood swings Lack of exercise Hygiene Nutrition Forgetfulness Impaired vision Impaired hearing Reduced cold tolerance Reduced dexterity Reduced mobility Poor hydration Incontinence Pressure sores Medication compliance Long term conditions Asthma attacks Cardiac arrhythmia Hypoglycaemia Sleep apnoea Stroke Epileptic seizures KD 2012

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14 Clinicians View 17/05/

15 What might the future hold? Body Area Networks (Wireless, Medical) Home Area Networks (Smart homes) Smart cities

16 BAN (W or M)

17 Diabetes management

18 HAN - Smart homes

19 Smart Meter

20 Smart Cities

21 Summary and Conclusions Case is well made for contribution of tele -technology and services to improve health and care of ageing population Technology is not barrier link to human genome project How far do we want to go? Paradigm shift needed in way health and social care is delivered