This relationship will have changed dramatically by
2050, when there will only be
Hospital (the National Hospital or Rikshospitalet)
to use the 4G network to monitor children suffering
from cancer in their own home instead of in hospital.
The doctors at the hospital think that children
recover more quickly when they can stay at home.
The aim is for the healthcare system to move
equipment rather than patients to the greatest
possible extent.
On behalf of Telenor in 2012 the statistical
consultancy agency NyAnalyse conducted a study
of the socio-economic benefits of using technology
in the healthcare sector. Part of this study dealt
with the savings which a community can achieve if
between 15 and 25 per cent of those patients who
would normally need institutional care are instead
given the opportunity to stay at home for longer.
NyAnalyse identified a possible saving of between
NOK 12 and 20 billion in 2030 (the final year of
their analysis). This saving corresponds to between
25,000 and 40,000 extra man-years of labour
available to the healthcare sector.
in October 2012
Telenor Norway has established an annual
conference called "Society and technology". The
purpose of this initiative is to highlight how the
targeted use of communications technology can
create a better society. It is also intended to be
an arena for debating some of the issues and
challenges created by technological developments.
title "Norwegian healthcare towards 2030
initiatives to meet the age surge". The event was
held at Fornebu on 17 October and started with
the presentation of a three-part report which
the statistical consultancy agency NyAnalyse
had prepared on our behalf. Among the guest
speakers were key politicians involved in the
subject of healthcare as well as mayors of
several municipalities where welfare technology
has been integrated in the public healthcare
services. The conference provided a good venue
for the exchange of experience and professional
discussion about the challenges that society faces
within the healthcare sector.
This means that while the number of elderly will
increase dramatically the number of employees in
the healthcare sector will not increase accordingly.
The authorities will also have proportionately less tax
revenue with which to finance the public health service.