Here are five good items that present general perspectives. On other weeks each would rate a separate Telecare Aware entry. If you haven’t time to read them all, give the Quicksilva and Economist articles a whirl.

Phone health checks for patients BBC Scotland item about Edinburgh University project.

Future healthcare will rely on information sharing Quicksilva research report outlines data-driven vision of patient care by 2030.

UK Gov solves pensioner crisis by wiring them up to the net (Poking oldsters to check they’re still alive) Cynical item from The Register.

Is it Too Soon for Remote Patient Monitoring? Advance for Health Information Executives’ report on an industry survey.

Telemedicine comes home The Economist item.