Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2014. It was answered by George Freeman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 January 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Patients: Monitoring
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability in the NHS of sensor badges to monitor the vital signs of patients.
- Answer
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It is for local commissioners and providers to make decisions on making new technologies available to their patients, taking the evidence of their clinical and cost-effectiveness into account.
NHS England has set out its ambition to accelerate useful health innovation in its Five Year Forward View and the National Information Board has recently outlined how the National Health Service will respond to digital transformations in Personalised Health and Care 2020 – Using Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens.
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- Written question
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- 218887
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Patients Monitoring Medical equipment
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