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  • noun Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology.

Etymologies

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tele- +‎ care

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Examples

  • Lansley confirmed that a total £3.8bn of NHS funds would be passed across to support social care over the coming four years, starting with £800m in 2011-12, of which £150m would be for re-ablement of patients leaving hospital and £650m for preventive measures such as telecare and home adaptations.

    Councils are being given real NHS powers David Brindle 2010

  • It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide electronic links between services and people living in their own homes.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide electronic links between services and people living in their own homes.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • Lansley confirmed that a total £3.8bn of NHS funds would be passed across to support social care over the coming four years, starting with £800m in 2011-12, of which £150m would be for re-ablement of patients leaving hospital and £650m for preventive measures such as telecare and home adaptations.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide electronic links between services and people living in their own homes.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • "The new generation of telecare that's coming into the marketplace now aims to do a lot of things a good neighbour would do," says Andrew Sixsmith, director of Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre, adding that "telecare" refers to any communications technology that helps people live independently.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

  • The government has pledged to invest £130m in initiatives such as telecare and home adaptations as part of its free personal care measures outlined in the Queen's Speech.

    E-Health Insider Primary Care News 2009

  • It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide such things as electronic links between services and people living in their own homes (

    Toronto Estate Law Blog Hull 2010

  • Sue could become a telecare officer responding to calls from a client group that includes older people, people with disabilities and other vulnerable individuals living in the community.

    What else can a warden in a sheltered housing scheme do? 2010

  • Delegates are expected to focus on the applicability of telecare and telemedicine in their countries and how best this technology can be utilised to advance health and education.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

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