Work by David Barrett reported in The Times

Telehealth evaluation work for Merck Sharpe and Dohme by David Barrett was reported in The Times in an advertorial entitled: 'How health devices bring NHS care into the home'.

David Barrett

The work was focused on COPD and heart failure using devices that patients can use to monitor themselves and report how they are feeling toa team of Closecare nurses,

Of the work, David was quoted as saying: 'Telehealth - remote patient monitoring - makes people feel reassured that someone is keeping an eye on them and taking their own blood pressure or weighing themselves each day may also help them to take more responsibility for their own health'.