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A Lifestyle Adviser service has been set up in Carmarthenshire to support people to improve their health and wellbeing, and help them to have a healthier lifestyle. Individual Lifestyle Advisers are based in doctors surgeries or close to them. The Lifestyle Adviser works with patients in order to set goals which suit a ...

This is a brief summary from the IM&T user requirements workshops co-ordinated by the Carmarthenshire Demonstrator, as part of their IM&T work plan. Background   According to the World Health Organisation, the use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in health is not merely a ...

40 patients participated in the pulmonary rehabilitation programme in Carmarthenshire and were recruited for a Better Breathing field trial and the project put a telehealth monitoring device in the homes of twenty, with the aim of supporting them in managing their health and reducing the need for emergency hospital admiss ...

Over the last decade there has been significant progress in care delivery for patients with COPD but, despite maximal medication and programmes such as pulmonary rehabilitation and home nursing support, many patients remain vulnerable and socially isolated and report difficulty in being able to access their local healt ...