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NHS DIRECT INTERACTIVE UK National Health Service on digital interactive tv. Bob Gann Director of New Media NHS Direct. NHS POLICY NAVIGATING THE MAZE.
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NHS DIRECT INTERACTIVEUK National Health Service on digital interactive tv Bob Gann Director of New Media NHS Direct
NHS POLICYNAVIGATING THE MAZE “Patients will be helped to navigate the maze of health information through the development of NHS Direct Online, digital TV and NHS Direct information points in public places” The NHS Plan July 2000
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DIGITAL TV PLATFORMS IN UK MORI CONTACTS Satellite (Sky) 29% homes (7million) Terrestrial (Freeview) 16% homes (4million) Cable (NTL & Telewest) 10% homes (2.5million) t: 020-7347 3000 f: 020-7347 3800
Satellite users – younger people, men, lower income DIGITAL TV PLATFORMS IN UK MORI CONTACTS t: 020-7347 3000 f: 020-7347 3800
Freeview users – older people DIGITAL TV PLATFORMS IN UK MORI CONTACTS t: 020-7347 3000 f: 020-7347 3800
Cable users – typical of the rest of the population DIGITAL TV PLATFORMS IN UK MORI CONTACTS t: 020-7347 3000 f: 020-7347 3800
NHS DIRECT INTERACTIVE • ‘The biggest dedicated public service on digital TV’ • Health information service in interactivearea • 3000 pages on over 500 topics, supported by images and video
PARTNERS & PROVIDERS • NHS Direct (strategy, content, marketing) • DITG (lead technical partner, managed service) • Sky, ntl, Telewest, Freeview (platform providers) • BT Tower (satellite uplink & bandwidth) • Nomensa (usability) • User organisations
DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE • Launched on digital satellite (Sky Interactive) on 16 December 2004 • Searchable local service information from end January 2005 • Interactive quizzes from July 2005 • Cable by end 2005 • Costs & benefit study for Freeview • Red button links