Campaigning for the effective use of technology to
improve health
About the UK eHealth Association
The UK eHealth Association, established in April 1999 as
the UK Telemedicine Association, is a non-profit making company limited by
guarantee and governed by a Board of Trustees. It was formed to represent organisations
and individuals interested in the development of eHealth in the UK.
Currently, there are approximately 90 members representing
the wide scope of stakeholders in the UK health market. These include:
- Service and equipment providers and manufacturers, from multinationals
to sole traders
- User organisations, such as NHS Trusts, health economies,
NHS Direct and the NHS Information Authority, local government, housing
associations and health authorities
- Professional bodies, for example Royal Colleges, eHealth
consultants
- Individuals and students
A comprehensive list of members can be found here.
The Association aims to become the national body promoting
eHealth by:
- promoting eHealth research and education
- promoting the development of eHealth policy and standards
- encouraging the adoption of uniform standards and practice
- ensuring the recognition by authorities of the need to protect
the intellectual property right developed in the industry
- interacting with eHealth and related associations in other
countries
- public relations, publishing member best practice applications,
media interviews, magazine editorial
Formal benefits of membership include:
- networking with others interested in telemedicine and telecare
- accessing leading edge information
- being part of an organisation with the authority to act as
the voice for UK eHealth
- influencing policy within the UK and internationally via
the UKeHA's links with other international and national associations
- providing help and sources of advice on eHealth, telemedicine
and telecare
- linking/advising and influencing Government agencies with
a key role in eHealth
The UKeHA has an active Technical Special Interest Group
(SIG) involved with the technical issues of telecommunications and connectivity
of medical devices, transmission of images, international standards and quality
assurance of service for remote care and communications. Other SIGs are involved
with Small and Medium sized Enterprises, Legal and Ethical Issues, and eHealth
in Chronic Illness.
