Airedale Hospital at the cutting edge – Health Minister (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Airedale Hospital at the cutting edge – Health Minister
6:45pm Monday 28th January 2013 in News
By Miran Rahman
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt and health sister Sadia Salt use the telemedicine video link with MPs Andrew Stephenson (Con, Pendle) and Kris Hopkins looking on
The pioneering work being carried out at Airedale General Hospital is at the “cutting edge for the whole country”, according to senior Government minister on a visit to the hospital.
Secretary of State for health Jeremy Hunt singled out the Steeton hospital’s innovative approach to caring for patients with long-term health problems.
Mr Hunt visited the hospital yesterday to see how staff supported patients with dementia and long-term conditions.
The MP for South West Surrey toured the hospital’s Telehealth Hub and a ward designed for people with dementia.
“I wanted to see some of the things happening at Airedale which are at the cutting edge for the whole of the country,” he said. “I’m incredibly impressed by the technology here which can really help people live healthily. There’s a strong culture of care and compassion at Airedale, which is something that is very much in the minds of the public at the moment.
“There is also some pioneering work going on here around the sharing of patient records between GP surgeries.”
