
e-Health (formerly known as Telemedicine)
Lead Administration –
Isle of Man
At the Second
British-Irish Council Summit meeting in November 2001 it was agreed that the
Isle of Man would take the lead on and progress work in the
area of health, in particular, the application of telemedicine, i.e. the
remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by the use of telecommunications
technology.
The Isle of Man, in consultation with other Member Administrations, has been
actively considering a number of key issues related to telemedicine within
the British-Irish Council. Officials have met frequently to exchange
information on developments and best practice in this developing area.
Full details of the work which has
taken place in this sector up to the end of 2003 can be found in the
BIC Report.
In May 2005,
the Isle of Man hosted a BIC Summit focusing on telemedicine and
its potential to modernise the delivery of health and social care. The
Council noted that telemedicine offers a unique way to address issues facing
all BIC Member Administrations, including in delivering health and social
care to rural and remote communities. It was agreed at the
Summit
meeting that officials would carry forward work in a number of specific
areas.
Click
here to view the
Communiqué issued
following the May 2005
Summit
meeting on telemedicine.
Click here to
view the
discussion
paper considered at the May 2005
Summit.
The group
continues to meet at official level to take forward the recommendations of
the Summit.
Work going forward will focus on addressing issues relating
to interoperable technical standards, a relevant clinical governance
framework, appropriate protocols for the secure electronic exchange of
confidential data, and quality standards for telemedicine and e-health
information on the internet.
The application of
information technology in healthcare has continued to develop since the
group’s inception in 2002 and has become internationally recognised and
understood as a component of the wider topic of e-health. Accordingly, the
BIC Summit in London in June 2006 approved a proposal to change the name of
the group from Telemedicine to e-Health. |