Two SaS CCGs in list of those who have cut MH spending.
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People are being encouraged to find out more and have their say on a new agreement to deliver health and social care side by side across Staffordshire.
Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership Trust (SSOTP) have agreed a new contract to run from 2017 to 2020 and a public consultation on the proposals is now open.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) will work together with British healthtech company Medopad as its official remote patient management solution to improve patient outcomes, adherence and operational gains across primary, secondary and community care. Medopad’s remote patient management platform for RWT will launch this Spring with projects in cardiology, hypertension, diabetes and many other areas. This will be the first deployment of Medopad in a primary care setting and will be part of a population health initiative to help patients who are diagnosed with hypertension in better managing their condition.
A new text-messaging service that allows youngsters to get confidential health advice and support will launch in Shropshire next week.
‘ChatHealth’ is provided by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust’s School Nursing Service and will go live on Monday (9 May). With more and more young people using hand-held mobile devices in their daily lives this is an easy way for them to access to services using technology that they are familiar and comfortable with.