January 2003
INTRODUCTION
At the Association’s AGM, held on 9 January 2003, there was a criticism from the floor that the Board had not given the membership an opportunity to appoint other Directors. As a result, the meeting appointed Ricky Richardson as Chair and Peter Range, Mike McCurry, Richard Taylor, Alasdair Liddell and Carrie Armitage as Directors until the next AGM, which would be held as soon as practicable, after the accounts for 2002/2003 had been closed and audited. It was recommended that the membership should be informed and permitted to nominate, well ahead of the meeting.
The Company Secretary, Stephen Ronaldson, has pointed out that the opportunity to appoint new Directors is contained in the Memorandum of Association of the UKeHA and Article 34 enables members make such appointments.
Members will be aware that, since 1 November 2002, the Board has taken steps to put in place new management arrangements, which will enable the new strategy to be implemented smoothly. Two new Directors, Carrie Armitage and Alasdair Liddell were co-opted in November; their biographies are included below. Peter Range, Development Director, is arranging a networking lunch and details appear in this Newsletter.
In order to assist, further, with the process of taking forward the strategy, the Board is seeking nominations, in accordance with Article 38, for additional Board members. Nominations should be sent to the Company Secretary, UKeHA, Ronaldsons, 55 Gower Street, London WC1E 67HQ, and those received by 16 February 2003 will be considered at the Board meeting on 17 February 2003; nominations received after that date will be discussed at subsequent Board meetings, which are held monthly.
The Memorandum of Association and a list of Members of the Association can be found on the Website, www.ukeha.org.uk
Alasdair Liddell CBE
Alasdair's career includes twelve years in Chief Executive positions in the NHS, a further six years working at the most senior level in Government. Current projects include:
NHSU (a Corporate University for the NHS) – responsibility for advising on the development of an e-learning strategy and the development of local delivery arrangements for the first public sector corporate university
Flextech/Living Health Interactive TV – support to this Department of Health funded pilot, which uses interactive TV to provide public access to health information, a GP appointments system, and an “in-vision” version of NHS Direct. Advice to TeleWest on bid to secure national rollout and develop their range of health-related services
Cabinet Office (CMPS) Leadership Development Programme – development with Epic plc of a substantial (20hr) online leadership development programme aimed at Senior Civil Servants and equivalents in other public services, launched in March 2002, and already sold to eight of the larger Government Departments
Electronic Health Records – development of a new technical architecture for EHRs, persuading the Department of Health that their existing strategy was unlikely to achieve its objectives, and seeking their agreement to commission a major (2-4m population) trial based on the new architecture.
Carrie Armitage
Carrie Armitage heads the delivery area of the NHS Information Authority responsible for overall national telecommunications including security and connectivity to NHSnet. She leads the Clinical Connections Programme which aims to have all NHS employees connected to e-mail, browser and a national directory service by 2003. Carrie has a track record of achievement in:
large scale implementation of major IT projects, delivering value-for-money IT infrastructure to time, quality and budget;
working at senior executive level in government, national and international business;
interpreting corporate plans and commercial drivers into strategic IT, network and infrastructure solutions to support business objectives and goals;
managing third party IT suppliers in large-scale distributed and enterprise architecture environments, including negotiation and management of service contracts.
Mike McCurry
mikemccatehto@msn.com
As announced at the AGM and part of the new development strategy of the UKeHA we shall be holding the first Networking Lunch on 6 March at 12midday in London. Please book this day in your diaries now. Two speakers will be addressing the needs of the eHealth SME's on how to undertake and negotiate business with the NHS under the 21st Century National Strategic Programme for NHS IT. The speakers will be Phil Sissons, NHSIA, Industry Liaison Team, National Programme for NHS IT (Phil works directly for Richard Granger) and Richard Foggie, Department of Trade & Industry, Head of Next Wave Technologies, Electronic Services Team. Further details to follow shortly on cost and venue location. Peter Range, tel: 07976 139 848
Below are the new 2003 membership fees for the UKeHA which were agreed at the last UKeHA Board meeting and AGM. Please direct any enquiries about membership to Peter Range, tel 07976 139 848
Subscriptions
Commercial Membership
Chairman's Circle Members (Industry Advisory Board) £3,000
Corporate Membership £1,000
SME (TeleHealth t/o < £250K p.a. ) £250
User Community
Professional Corporate Membership (Industry Advisory Board) £3,000
Institutional Membership £500
Individual Membership (Healthcare Professionals) £90
Other Membership Groups
Academia & Research Organisations £400
Student Membership £50
International Individual Membership £90
International Corporate Membership £500
As part of the 2003 - 2004 Business Plan for growth, the UKeHA intends to
increase the number of Special Interest Groups (SIG's). We already
have a successful Technical SIG chaired by Ian Chell of the Medical Devices
Agency. New members are always welcome. Please visit the website for more
information. We have had several member requests to start with immediate effect
a Home TeleHealth SIG. If this area of eHealth interests you and you would
like to play an active part in this new group please contact peter.range@blueyonder.co.uk.
The American Telemedicine Association has a similar group (with over 60 members)
and it is intended to have an affiliation with this group as home telecare
is a thriving activity and business in the USA. Other SIG's of interest to
members are: Military / Bioterrorism & Nursing / TeleNursing. If members
would like to join a particular SIG please express your interest by email
to Peter at the above address.
The UKeHA invites you exhibit you products, services or project at The Telemedicine & Telecare Trade Fair in Luxembourg, 9 - 11 April 2003. The UKeHA has agreed with the organisers to occupy an island stand for its members wishing to grow their business and awareness into Europe. An exhibition stand can cost as little a £1320. Poster presentation / displays £ 650. Costs are excluding VAT. Included in the package is the ability to present your products or service at the parallel educational programme / conference. In addition you can publicise you company product or service through the Trade Fair Newsletter with an email distribution of some 10,000 copies. All members attending will also be invited to the two reception, networking - buffet evenings planned. For more information please consult the official website: http://www.telemedicine.lu For details of membership of the UKeHA, please visit the website http://www.ukeha.org.uk Peter Range, UKeHA Development Director
MEMBERS NEWS
The NHS Direct Telemedicine Team and Health Computing 2003 (HC2003) are offering bursaries to attend the next Health Computing Conference and Exhibition at Harrogate 24-26 March 2003. The bursaries cover fees, travel and accommodation. For further details contact Dr Nicholas Robinson 020 8867 1371 telemedicine@wlon.nhsdirect.nhs.uk http://www.health-informatics.org/hc2003/index.htm
NHS Professionals call handling in the South of England is to
be dealt with
by NHS Direct Call Centres. Three NHS Direct Centres at (KSS) Kent,
Surrey &Sussex, (HIoW) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and (AGW) Avon
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire will be dealing with the calls. A new software
package is to be implemented in the new year starting at the Bristol call
centre and it is planned to link all three centres together to create resilience
and flexibility to optimise handling rates. The new software will be provided
by Baum Hart and Partners of Gloucester and will be installed in the NHS Direct
centre in the first two months of 2003. Once this is completed the Bristol
call centre will enter a roll out programme providing the Call Handling Service
to the whole of the South West john.dale@agw.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) e-Health Steering Group are proactively working to support and stimulate insight, understanding and ownership of e-health possibilities amongst nurses within each region of the UK. They plan to develop regional e-health groups that will be actively supported by a central group and web pages where it will be possible to share initiatives, advice and experiences. For further information contact Helen Dyer email: eHealthrcn@bournemouth.ac.uk
Following his recent visit to Yorkshire based company Tunstall, Labour MP for Doncaster North, Kevin Hughes commended the teleHealth specialists to Parliament in a speech supporting the Government’s efforts to cut down on bed blocking. In response to the Government’s Community Care (Delayed Discharges) Bill in which £100 million will be made available to speed up discharges from hospital by providing quality care for the elderly, Mr Hughes acknowledged the increasing role telecare and teleHealth systems have to play in modernising the health service and speeding up discharges. In particular, he recognised Tunstall as leaders in this field and praised the support it has already given to a number of local authorities throughout the country. Mr Hughes visited Tunstall in early November in order to view its extensive range of personal and home reassurance solutions and response centre systems. For further information contact Richard Smith 01977 661234 rj_smith@tunstall.co.uk
Avienda Limited - producers of the highly successful "teleHealth 2002" conference that took place at One Great George Street, Westminster, London on Wednesday 27 November last year - are now putting the finishing touches to this year's teleHealth event. This year the conference will feature contributions from high-profile members of the eHealth and telemedicine community, including ministers, politicians and opinion-leaders. It will also feature presentations from some of the leading eHealth and telemedicine sites in the UK. We are therefore keen to hear from anyone who wants to promote their teleHealth activities in front of a national audience this autumn. "teleHealth 2003" will take place at One Great George Street, Westminster, London, on Wednesday 29 October 2003. For further information regarding presentation, sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact Ben Stanberry at ben.stanberry@avienda.co.uk and for information on delegate registration, early bird offers and substantial discounts for UKeHA members contact Lisa Davies at lisa.davies@avienda.co.uk.
UK NEWS
Delayed Discharge, a new House of Commons Select Committee report says that telecare technologies could help cut the £750 million a year costs of bed blocking. www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk
The Department of Health’s Diabetes Information Strategy and the Diabetes National Service Framework: Delivery Strategy that it supports were launched alongside one another on the 9th January 2003. The strategy is intended to ensure that the information infrastructure, systems and services are put in place to support the needs of people with diabetes and deliver the improved services outlined in the NSF. To download the above documents visit www.doh.gov.uk/ipu/strategy/nsf/5.htm
Information about Welsh Assembly Government Telemedicine developments is now available online. Visit http://www.wales.nhs.uk/telemedicine or for intranet access in Wales visit http://howis.wales.nhs.uk/telemedicine
Two vital contracts, covering technical and IT standards, and management of the National Information Programme, have been awarded to external consultancy firms who are not specialists in healthcare IT. The companies have been awarded a contract by the National Programme Office to establish a new 'design authority' for the National Information Programme. For more information visit http://www.e-health-media.com/news/item.cfm?ID=341
The NHS is urging social workers get involved in a major consultation exercise on proposals for a new way of handling computerised health information. Details of the consultation are available from the NHSIA website http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/confidentiality/pages/default.asp.
Scottish Ambulance plans to put networked computers in all of its emergency vehicles to provide crews with better information en route to emergency incidents. The multimillion pound project is designed to cut response times, improve communications with hospital casualty departments and provide improved clinical data to crews. A computer built into the dashboard of each ambulance will provide crews with improved information on the details of incidents and how to get there. In addition, a second portable device in the back of the ambulance will allow paramedics to electronically record critical patient information at the incident scene that can then be transmitted to the receiving A&E department. Source: eHealth Insider January 2003
A new web resource designed to provide information for emergency clinical staff dealing with victims of a real or suspected biochemical attack has been launched by the National electronic Library for Health's emergency care branch based at Warwick University http://www.nelh-ec.warwick.ac.uk
The Confederation of e-Health Websites (CeW) provides a collaborative link between a number of websites involved in collating and disseminating information about e-health and telemedicine. Each member organisation contributes their unique perspective on e-health as well as hypertext links taking users to all other member organisation websites. For further information contact lyndasibson@btinternet.com
A new scheme has been set up to recognise and celebrate the innovative use of information and technology in healthcare. The Leadership in Health Informatics Accolade Scheme is open to anyone working in a health informatics field such as audit, information analysis and clinical coding, and any NHS organisation. This year's theme is ‘people’ focusing on how people are recruiting, retaining, managing, developing or motivating their informatics staff to improve ways of working and ultimately benefit the patient care process. By this sharing of experiences it is hoped that organisations will learn from each other. The top five projects will receive £5,000 to be spent within their organisation. For more information about entry to the scheme visit www.nhsia.nhs.uk or by email information@nhsia.nhs.uk. The closing date for entries for entries is 1 May 2003.
The UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP) is a professional registration body for all those involved in health informatics. The council has been established following a growing consensus that there is a need to develop Health Informatics as an independent profession. UKCHIP is a professional registration body for all those involved in health informatics. For further information tel 07884 438052 or email ukchipadmin@nhsia.nhs.uk
OVERSEAS NEWS
NASA has developed an innovative technology to help astronauts combat motion sickness during space flights. This technology will become available in March to use for other health problems. The technology is a combination of biofeedback and autogenic therapy that enables individuals to eliminate or minimise unwanted physical responses to outside stimuli by controlling their Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). ANS controls and regulates involuntary body functions such as breathing, heartbeat, sweating, blood vessel dilation and glandular secretions. However, these involuntary functions or autonomic responses are under voluntary control if individuals are taught properly. For more information visit http://www.federaltelemedicine.com/n012003.htm
The Arizona Telemedicine Program run in conjunction with
the University of Arizona's Health Science Center receives $85 million a year
in research grants that enables state-of-the-art treatment for patients and
up-to-date information for students. The Colleges of Medicine, Nursing,
Pharmacy and Public Health and the University of Arizona School of Health
Professions
participate in the program. New technologies and products are being tested
along with 2 wireless projects being tested on Navajo reservations. Telemedicine
services are expanding and being used to meet school health needs. Currently,
telemedicine is being used in the Maricopa county jail system within their
jail facilities. Source: Federal Telemedicine News January 2003
Hewlett-Packard is looking for proposals for their Microenterprise
Development Program. This program is a new grant initiative targeting
nonprofit microenterprise development agencies that serve clients in low-income
communities in the U.S. The goal of the program is to make these agencies
more efficient and effective and assist them in providing their clients with
access to technology and associated training to optimise the use of this technology.
Each grant award will have a total list price
value of $150,000 to $300,000 in equipment, cash, services and support. In
addition, recipients will receive a travel grant to participate in a symposium
focused on increasing the capacity of the microenterprise development
industry. For more information contact
camilla.nelson@hp.com
PUBLICATIONS
Assistive Technology and Telecare published by the Policy
Press. Authors: Dr Simon Brownsell and Prof David Bradley and edited by Jeremy
Porteus This book is a useful addition to those working in the assistive technology
and telecare field. To place an order email: direct.orders@marston.co.uk or
tel: +44 (0)1235 46 55 00
Price: £14.99 plus p&p
ISBN: 1 86134 462 7
http://www.policypress.org.uk
The California HealthCare Foundation has issued a new report "Rural Health Care Delivery: Connecting Communities Through Technology" to help physicians understand the available technologies and implementation issues in getting started. The report provides sources that help fund and maintain technology-based programs including examples of types of projects funded and an appendix of potential funding sources. The report is available online http://www.chcf.org
CIRCULATIONS
An invitation from the UK eHealth Association to exhibit you products, services or project at The Telemedicine & Telecare Trade Fair in Luxembourg, 9 - 11 April 2003. The UKeHA will be occupying an island stand for its members wishing to grow their business and awareness into Europe. For more details contact Peter Range tel: 07976 139848
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
*denotes a new entry
2002/2003 UK Conferences
Reshaping Pathology Services. Wednesday 5 February 2003. Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, NEC, Birmingham. For further information visit www.bjhc.co.uk
*Breaking Boundaries: Innovation in Medical Education Wednesday 12 Feb 2003 Chancellors Hotel and Conference Centre, University of Manchester http://www.ltsn-01.ac.uk/resources/meetings/breaking_boundaries/ susanne.young@ncl.ac.uk
The Challenge of New Technology to Radiation Protection 25 February 2003. BIR, 36 Portland Place, London W1B 1AT http://www.bir.org.uk/content/html/bir_education/meetings_date.htm?comm=portal&token
E-Government 2003 Conference 6th March 2003 QEll Conference Centre Westminster www.egovuk.com
HC2003 24 – 26 March 2003, Harrogate, Yorkshire Tel: 01886 833843 hc2003-judy@amiconf.demon.co.uk
Medical Image Workstations. Thursday 10 April 2003. A seminar organised by the BIR’s ICT Committee www.bir.org.uk
Healthcare & Social Services Integration: Changing ways of working in 21st Century. 13 May 2003. Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, NEC Birmingham events@bjhcltd.demon.co.uk
ASSIST Annual Conference, 21st May 2003 Lakeside Centre, Aston University www.assist.org.uk
UK Radiological Congress 15-17 June 2003, International Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena, Birmingham www.ukrc.org.uk
Bringing Healthcare to the Public/People, 3rd July 2003. Telemedicine and the NHS VI, Royal Society of Medicine, London For further details contact Keith Clough krc@imf.co.uk
IHM Annual Conference and Exhibition 7th- 8th October
2003, Telford
Tel: 020 7881 3291 or enquiries@ihm.org.uk,
www.ihm.org.uk
teleHealth 2003 Wednesday 29 October 2003 One Great George Street, Westminster, London lisa.davies@avienda.co.uk.
2003/2004 Overseas Conferences
First PanArab Congress & Fair on I.T in Medicine in Collaboration with 1st International Congress on I.T in Medicine; 19-21 March 2003 at the Mena House Oberoi Hotel, Cairo – Egypt. http://www.arabitmed.com
2nd Annual Telemedicine & Telecare International Trade Fair, 9-11 April 2003, Luxembourg, info@telemedicine.lu, www.telemedicine.lu
*American Telemedicine Association Annual Conference April 27 –30 2003, Orlando, Florida. http://www.americantelemed.org/conf/annualmeet.htm
TEPR 2003 10-16 May 2003 San Antonio Convention Centre, San Antonio. www.medrecinst.com/conferences/tepr/index.shtml
8th World Conference on Nursing Informatics. EHealth for All: Designing the Nursing Agenda for the Future. 20-25 June 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil www.ni2003.com
International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC) International conference, "Improving outcomes through health technology assessment" 22 - 25 June 2003 Canada http://www.istahc2003.org/home.cfm.info@istahc2003.org
*Nursing in a Technological World Evidence, Practice, Future 4 July 2003 Brisbane, Australia http://www.hlth.qut.edu.au/nrs/inc2003/intro/welcome.asp secretariat@NI2003.com
*8th International Conference on the Medical Aspects of Telemedicine. Global Telemedicine and e-Health – Potential and Dilemmas, 14-17 September 2003. Tromso, Norway torill.berg@telemed.no www.telemed.no/ttc2003
*Medinfo 2004 Tuesday 7 September 2004 San Francisco, USA http://www.medinfo2004.org/ mail@mail.amia.org
AND FINALLY…….
Please forward this e-mail to other colleagues who may find it of interest.
Monica Dennis
UK eHealth Association
Britannia House, 11 High Street, Cowbridge
Vale of Glamorgan CF71 7AD
Tel and fax: 01446 775189
Mobile: 07811 159800
Email: monica@denwales.freeserve.co.uk
www.ukeha.org.uk