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t+ Medical are taking the easy option this year, and have sponsored someone else do the hard work and raise funds for Diabetes UK.

Last year we did the London 10K run in aid of diabetes UK, but when we saw that one of our patients who uses the t+ diabetes system was cycling from London to Paris in aid of charity it seemed a good idea to sponsor him instead!

Diabetes UK is calling on all eager cyclists to put on their helmets and sign up for its very first London to Paris Cycle Challenge. The exciting event, taking place from 11th to 13th September this year, will raise much-needed funds to help people with diabetes and vital research projects.

So, well done to Martin McAndrew for taking the plunge and putting himself forwards for this great sporting and charity event. Martin along with thousands of others will cycle approximately 195 miles over three days from England’s buzzing capital to the heart of Paris.
If you too would like to sponsor Martin please visit his just giving site at:

http://www.justgiving.com/martinmcandrew/

Oxford, UK-July 6th 2008 – t+ Medical the UK’s leading supplier of telemedicine solutions for long term conditions such as diabetes, are running in the British 10K London run in support of Diabetes UK.

t+ Medical provide a unique yet highly effective and easy to use method of monitoring and managing diabetes though the use of a patients own mobile phone. Managing diabetes can be complicated enough, so t+ Medical aims to help through providing a real day to day insight into the disease. The increased control that comes from more effective monitoring can help to reduce possible complications that may arise from diabetes along with number of emergency admissions to hospital.

Liz Roe, London Region Fundraising Manager for leading health charity Diabetes UK, said

We are delighted that ten employees from t+ Medical are doing the London 10km run in aid of Diabetes UK. Diabetes is a serious condition that can lead to devastating complications such as heart disease, blindness and kidney disease. There are 2.3 million people diagnosed with the condition in the UK and more than half a million who have Type 2 diabetes and do not know it. The – raised will fund research to help find better ways to manage diabetes and eventually find a cure.

The CEO of t+ Medical, Tim Clover said

The London 10K is a fantastic way of raising – whilst encouraging staff away from the office to do some exercise! We have 10 employees who have been training hard for the last few months for the run, many of who have never done anything like this before. Diabetes has always been a major focus for t+ Medical, and we are proud to do anything we can to help.

ENDS For further information please contact 01235 432050 or info@tplusmedical.com

t+ Medical®, the UK’s leading supplier of telemedicine solutions for long term conditions such as diabetes and asthma, is delighted to be chosen as a partner for telehealth services in Walsall, West midlands, UK. t+ diabetes will be used to help manage over 400 diabetic patients across the Walsall area, through the patients own mobile phone.  Walsall PCT are leading the way in telehealth with this latest initiative, which is being introduced to local GP’s on December 5th 2007.

Patients will be provided with the t+ diabetes system without any charge, directly onto their own mobile phone. t+ diabetes works in the same way as a patient diary, but it is fully interactive with the data entered by a patient being immediately interpreted by intelligent algorithms and then fed back to them in the form of simple graphs, both on to their phone-and on a personal web page. This allows the patient to track their condition, and monitor their vital signs giving them greater insight into their disease day by day.

The patient’s healthcare professionals will also be able to view this information, and provide additional help and advice to the patients, with the overall aim being a reduction in unnecessary hospital admissions.

Long term conditions currently account for 80% of GP visits, and the prevalence of such conditions in the UK is expected to reach 30% by 2025. The implications of this increase will lead an already stretched National Heath Service to breaking point. It is therefore clear and accepted that the current explosion in chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD and other respiratory complications requires a new model of healthcare provision. This type of monitoring may be the only way to prevent healthcare systems around the world from going bankrupt.

John Buchan, Director of Sales and Marketing at t+ Medical® said:

We are delighted to be able to work with Walsall PCT on such a pioneering project. The patients will greatly benefit from receiving this system, as will their healthcare professionals. It will allow diabetics to be effectively managed and monitored without having to attend any additional appointments. We can’t completely avoid the progression of long term conditions such as diabetes, so it is only though providing potential solutions to them can we come close to managing them and reducing the inevitable financial impact they will have on the NHS. Walsall PCT have taken the first important steps in addressing the need for change in the management of long term conditions, and it is hoped that many more will follow-leading to greater control both for patients and their healthcare professionals.

t+ Medical®, the UK’s leading supplier of telemedicine solutions for chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma, announced today that they are now offering their disease management system at no cost to all appropriate patients.

By removing the barrier of cost to the end users, it is hoped more patients with long term conditions (LTC’s) such as Asthma, Diabetes, Blood Pressure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will be able to take advantage of the t+ system and therefore improve the management of their condition.

Long term conditions currently account for 80% of GP visits, and the prevalence of such conditions in the UK is expected to reach 30% by 2025. The implications of this increase will lead an already stretched National Heath Service to breaking point. It is therefore clear and accepted that the current explosion in chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD and other respiratory complications requires a new model of healthcare provision. Telemedicine is the only way to prevent healthcare systems around the world from going bankrupt.

Through effective observation of vital signs and symptoms, combined with a healthcare monitoring center, it has been clinically proven that exacerbations and emergency admissions can be dramatically reduced. t+ Medical® offer a solution to monitor a patients symptoms and vital signs through harnessing the power of the patients own mobile phone. The diary is fully interactive with the data entered by a patient being immediately interpreted and then fed back to them in the form of simple graphs, both on their mobile phone-and on a personal web page. This allows the patient to track their condition, and monitor their vital signs giving them greater insight into their disease day by day.

John Buchan, Director of Sales and Marketing at t+ Medical® said

We are delighted to now be in a position to offer our disease management systems without a charge to our patients. People with LTC’s often end up spending unnecessary time at their GP’s surgeries-or even worse being admitted to hospital, as a result of poor disease management. Through the power of the t+ system and their own mobile phone we hope these patients will now be able to monitor and manage their own condition more effectively and therefore reduce the strain on the NHS and themselves of emergency admissions and additional complications. There are currently 1.6 million people in the UK who could benefit from using the t+ system, and now with the removal of all cost barriers, they can begin to benefit through taking some control and monitoring their own disease management.

t+Medical have now launched a patient forum, as the latest addition to their disease management website. Patients with asthma, diabetes and blood pressure, who are registered on the t+ disease management system, will now be able to use the forum to exchange comments and feedback regarding their long term conditions, disease management, and other useful information.

For ease of use, the forum is divided into each of the specific disease areas that the t+ system supports: asthma, diabetes and blood pressure. In addition there are sections on t+news, t+products, and a general section to support individual discussion. The Health Club will be updated with useful diet information, and healthy eating recipe ideas for users to try.

According to t+Medical Nurse Advisor Ciara McGuinness

The forum will provide an excellent opportunity for patients to chat with one another and compare stories on managing their conditions. Any problems or anxieties they may have can be discussed with others going through the same experience. It will allow them to speak freely amongst themselves, without the influence or judgement of their GP or nurse.”

t+ Marketing Manager Anna Griffiths said

The idea of the forum is to get our users chatting and sharing useful information between themselves, and with us. Coping with a long term condition such as Diabetes can sometimes be a lonely experience, so hopefully the forum will provide somewhere for our users to chat with one another. From a t+ perspective the forum is an excellent platform for us to communicate with our users directly, so we can share product updates, news and information as it happens.

To access the forum just click on the link below
forum.tplusmedical.com

For further information please contact t+ Medical on 01235 432050 or info@tplusmedical.com

t+ diabetes has released updated mobile phone software (V2.1.4) that allows quick and easy transfer of blood glucose readings from a Lifescan One Touch Ultra meter using the t+ cradle. The system supports the Ultra 1 or Ultra 2 meters by use of an appropriate cradle and uses the Bluetooth wireless protocol to send readings to the phone. To find out more information or purchase a cradle please contact customer services on 0800 389 3205.

The t+ Medical system has been accepted onto the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) listing for telehealth. t+ has signed a partnership agreement together Vivatec in order to provide a complete telehealth and telemedicine solution.

PASA works to ensure that the NHS in England makes the most effective use of its resources by getting the best possible value for – when purchasing goods and services. The NHS PASA telecare team provides NHS trusts, health authorities, local authorities and social services with market knowledge, advice and national framework agreements for telecare and telehealth solutions.

Vivatec is an independent supplier of Telecare products and services and are part of the Intersurgical group; the leading European manufacturer of respiratory systems for hospitals.

www.vivatec.co.uk

The current PASA agreement for telehealth will run until June 2010.

For further details of t+ Medicals’ PASA pricing please contact info@tplusmedical.com or call 0800 389 3205.

t+ Medical has teamed up with Desang, the – retailer and manufacturer of kitbags designed specifically for people with Diabetes.

The two companies identified the benefits of offering its products to one another’s customer because of the convenience that both lend to diabetes sufferers.

t+ Medical are offering Desang Kitbag users – subscription to its self management system, and in return Desang are offering t+ Members 10% off their leather Kitbags.

For more information simply click onto t+ Health Club or visit the Desang website at www.desang.net