Discussion paper on 'Disruptive Innovation'

27 Jun 2008

The NHS Confederation published a ‘futures debate series’ discussion paper on ‘Disruptive Innovation’ which has comments on ‘tele-health and tele-care’ [sic]. As much of the movement to introduce these technologies has been based on producing savings it is interesting to note that the paper asserts, without any clear justification, that the people consulted in its writing believe that telehealth and telecare “may not produce major savings but is likely to have a significant impact on where money is spent in the system, shifting it from hospital to out-of-hospital care.”