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Seaview residents are in uproar after a much-loved, 150-year-old oak tree was cut down on the orders of one of the worlds best-known private schools.

The oak tree stood on land next to the public footpath which overlooks Seagrove Bay and St Helens Fort and is known to locals as the Donkey Field, as it used to house donkeys.

Owned by Eton CollegeThe land, which used to be part of the Seagrove Estate, is now owned by Eton College, the exclusive school that includes the current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, past PM David Cameron, Princes William and Harry and film stars Hugh Laurie and Dominic West among its old boys.

After the removal of the tree in September, residents have sprung into action to stop other trees on the field being taken down.

Save the Donkey Field campaign A campaign group called Save the Donkey Field has been started to oppose any potential development being proposed and preserve the iconic view as it is under threat.

A spokesperson for the group said,

Local residents are both upset and dismayed at what they see as the wanton, unnecessary, destruction of those trees.

No planning application has yet been made let alone granted. Tree preservation orders have now been obtained on an expedited basis to prevent Eton from felling any other tree in the field.

For more information or to get involved with the campaign, you can visit the campaign Website.

IWC: No offence was committedThe group had questioned whether the felling of the tree was legal, but the Isle of Wight Council has confirmed as the tree was on private land and it has no evidence to suggest otherwise, no offence was committed.

A spokesperson for the council said,

Following requests from local people and an assessment of the location, a tree preservation order was made which protects some of the other trees in that area.

In general, the order does not prevent planning applications from being made on land, but the protection of the trees will ensure that they are part of the planning discussion if an application to develop the site is received in the future.

Site deemed deliverable for up to 12 houses Asset manager of the land for the trustees of Eton College, Camilla Capaldi, of Clearbell, confirmed the site was deemed deliverable for up to 12 houses as a result of the councils strategic housing land availability assessment process.

Pre-application proposal for low-density residential schemeMs Capaldi said the oak trees removal was to facilitate access to the site and landscaping proposed as part of the housing plan would incorporate the planting of a good number of trees including native oaks.

She said,

We have submitted a pre-application proposal and taken on board comments from the council as to the type of development they would like to see here, with the ultimate intention of submitting an application for a low-density residential scheme in due course.

This article is from the BBCs LDRS (Local Democracy Reporter Service) scheme, which OnTheWight is taking part in. Some alterations and additions may be been made by OnTheWight. Ed

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Retired South Lake Tahoe city manager David Jinkens talks about the need for fire mitigation on Oct. 15, 2020. Reno Gazette Journal

Former South Lake Tahoe City Manager David Jinkens remembers when the 2007 Angora Fire blazed through the region and hes worried that state and federally-managed lands in the Tahoe Basin arent being managed properly to keep a wildfire at bay.

But California and Nevada land managers say government agencies are steadily reducing wildfire fuels and that homeowners should trust the system. They also cite previous failed attempts to allow residents to mitigate fuels on public land near their homes.

Its a unique situation up there where you live in a forested environment, and people should be aware they live in a forested environment, said Charlie Donohue, administrator for the Nevada Division of State Lands. We dont just manage our lands for fuels reduction. We manage them for wildlife and watersheds.

But Jinkens isnt satisfied with that answer.

Retired city manager David Jinkens poses for a portrait in an overgrown tract of California Tahoe Conservancy land near some homes in the Tahoe Keys neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 15, 2020.(Photo: JASON BEAN)

Jinkens is lobbying the South Lake Tahoe City Council to take legal action against state and federal agencies he feels arent properly managing public lands, and area fire chiefs late last year asked state agencies to allow private citizens to do fuel reduction work on state land.

Were happy we have open space, but they arent maintaining them, Jinkens said. You would think they would understand their job is to do that not on their timeline, but on an urgency basis.

I dont want us to become the town of Paradise. We are, in South Lake, less prepared than they were in the town of Paradise.

In 2018, the Little Hoover Commission, an independent state oversight agency, reported that of the 33 million acres of forest in California, about 57%is overseen by the federal government either the U.S. Forest Service of the Bureau of Land Management. About 40%is privately held, and the other 3%is state or locally managed.

In the Tahoe Basin, about 155,000 acres are federally managed, according to Forest Schafer, acting chief of natural resources for the California Tahoe Conservancy.Nevada manages about 7,000 acres; about 28,000 acres are privately owned or tribal property; and California owns about 13,500 acres.

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Of those 13,500 acres, the CTC oversees about half while the other half is primarily overseen by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

We can, and should, do more. But I dont want to put that responsibility on every citizen to manage the lands. I dont think the solution is you only get defensible space if you make it yourself.

Donohoe said Nevada acquired a substantial amount of its Tahoe-area property in the 1980sfollowing the Tahoe Bond Act, which allowed the state to acquire lands threatened with development, that provided lakeshore access for wildlife or public recreation, or to consolidate land ownership for more effective management.

The conservancy also acquired environmentally sensitive parcels, securing more than 6,500 acres on the California side of the basin since 1985.

The CTC oversees about 600 parcels in South Lake Tahoes city limits. Most of the parcels are small about a third of an acre or less.

Donohoe said that in the past, the state operated a Good Neighbor program that sold properties back to adjacent private property owners who would then manage the lands themselves, but the program was terminated within a couple of years.

That Good Neighbor policy went away because our neighbors werent really being that good in terms of performing good conservation values, Donohoe said.

A home is seen next to an overgrown tract of California Tahoe Conservancy land in the Tahoe Keys neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 15, 2020. (Photo: JASON BEAN)

Now, Jinkens advocates that policies allowing private homeowners to mitigate fuels around their properties should be considered.

They dont want to do the job and they dont want to let us do the job, Jinkens said. A good step would be for CTC to adopt a policy similar to the Forest Service to allow people to go onto their property to create fire breaks.

Jenkins is referring to the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Units Urban Lot Management Program, which allows homeowners to clear defensible space such as dead and downed trees and pine needles on federally owned urban lots within 100 feet of a residential structure. With additional permitting, residents can perform additional defensible space work including large tree removal and clearing beyond 100 feet from their residence.

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In late 2019, seven Tahoe Basin fire chiefs echoed Jenkins sentiments when they wrote to the CTC and the Nevada Division of State Lands requesting access for private property owners to implement defensible space measures on state-owned urban lots within 100 feet of residential structures.

I said no, Donohoe said. We already have problems with people going on our property and removing trees and vegetation illegally for views enhancement and calling it fuel mitigation.

Schafer agrees theres a problem, but says agencies are working toward solutions.

One of my goals is every private citizen doesnt have to come to us because we are doing it ourselves, he said. We can, and should, do more. But I dont want to put that responsibility on every citizen to manage the lands. I dont think the solution is you only get defensible space if you make it yourself. We want to make it consistent between every lot in the basin and we are working toward that.

To address fire concerns on its property, CTC takes two approaches, Schafer said. Neighborhood-wide fuel reduction cleanups are held every five to 10 years in each neighborhood, he said. And, the agency also responds to reports of individual parcel concerns.

A marker indicating a tract of California Tahoe Conservancy land is seen in the Tahoe Keys neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 15, 2020.(Photo: JASON BEAN)

About 95% of CTCs properties have had at least one fuel treatment, he said. The agency, as well as many other entities, are a little behind the ball with treatments though because treating for fuel reduction wasnt a major push until the early 2000s. The Angora Fire really pushed that even more. We started treating even more lots.

In 2019, the CTC treated 467 acres of conservancy land, the most it has treated in a year since 2007.

Donohoe said 99% of Nevadas properties in the Tahoe basin have received at least one fuel reduction treatment and that many properties have received three to four treatments.

There is risk in the city and there is risk in the basin of a really significant fire, Schafer said. There is still a lot more that can be done. Residents have done so much, agencies have done so much, but theres so much more we need to do to keep reducing our risk.

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There are courses of action residents can take besides just waiting for the state to remove dead trees, according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Fire Marshall Eric Guevin.

What we tell our communities is reach out to your fire district and see what you can do with your partners, he said.

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Guevin said if a private resident contacted his fire district, a crew member would visit the homeowner to address the concerns, andif they are valid, help the homeowner connect with the proper state or federal agency to remove the fuel.

There is a lot of fuel out there. We need to be always aggressive in approaching it. There is a fire threat in the basin, he said. The sky is not falling but we always need to be proactive.

City of South Lake Tahoe Fire/Rescue Chief Clyde Savacool said he is working with Jenkins to establish a committee with community stakeholders and the CTC to address the issue.

We want to have a global picture of this entire area and do a site inspection for all these lots. Where is our greatest risk for wildfire, whats going to be our evacuation routes? he said. The goal is leave the city with a wildfire plan that the current or any future administration could follow.

Say we all left tomorrow, we would be able to hand this plan over and say, here is the wildfire plan to protect South Lake Tahoe.

Amy Alonzo covers the outdoors, recreation and environment for Nevada and Lake Tahoe.Reach her at aalonzo@gannett.comor (775) 741-8588.Here's how you can support ongoing coverage and local journalism.

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The Western United States is enduring yet another devastating fire year, with more than 4.1 million acres already scorched in California alone, at least 31 people dead and hundreds of others forced to flee their homes.

Wildland fires are increasingly following a now-familiar pattern: bigger, hotter and more destructive. A recent Los Angeles Times headline declaring 2020 to be The worst fire season. Again illustrated some of the frustration residents feel over the states fire strategy.

For decades, federal, state and local agencies have prioritized fire suppression over prevention, pouring billions of dollars into hiring and training firefighters, buying and maintaining firefighting equipment and educating the public on fire safety.

But as climate change continues to fuel dry conditions in the American West, many experts say its long past time to shift the focus back to managing healthy forests that can better withstand fire and add to a more sustainable future.

Fires have always been part of our ecosystem, said Mike Rogers, a former Angeles National Forest supervisor and board member of the National Association of Forest Service Retirees. Forest management is a lot like gardening. You have to keep the forest open and thin.

Federal forest management dates back to the 1870s, when Congress created an office within the U.S. Department of Agriculture tasked with assessing the quality and conditions of forests. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the birth of the U.S. Forest Service, which manages 193 million acres of public land across the country.

In California, forest management also falls under the purview of the states Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire.

Since 2011, Cal Fire has spent more than $600 million on fire prevention efforts and removed or felled nearly 2 million dead trees. In 2018, California set the goal of treating which can include slashing, burning, sawing or thinning trees 500,000 acres of wildland per year, yet Cal Fire remains far from meeting that target.

Its an ongoing process, said Cal Fire spokeswoman Christine McMorrow. There is always going to be more work.

Cal Fire is steadily receiving injections of money to do what it can to reduce wildfire risk, including better land management and training a new generation of foresters. In 2018, former Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will allocate $1 billion over five years to Cal Fire to be used on fire prevention measures. But experts warn that more money is needed.

Is it enough? Well, its enough for what were doing right now, but is that enough to get all the work that needs to be done in one year or five years or 10 years? Its going to a take lot, McMorrow said.

Long before the countrys founding, Spanish explorers documented wildland fires in California. In 1542, conquistador Juan Rodrguez Cabrillo sailed along the coast and noticed smoke billowing up from what is now known as the Los Angeles Basin. He called it la baya de los fumos, or the bay of smoke.

Studies by archaeologists and historians support a theory that Cabrillo might have been witnessing an early form of land management, including the burning of shrubs and chaparral to clear dry brush and promote better conditions for hunting big game.

Prescribed and controlled burns were integral to the American landscape for generations. In 1910, focus started to shift away from forest management and steer toward fire suppression after The Big Burn ravaged 3 million acres across Washington, Idaho and Montana, killing at least 85 people and reshaping U.S. fire policy for years to come.

The U.S. Forest Service ordered that all wildland fires be extinguished as soon as possible, eventually settling on the so-called 10 a.m. policy, which emphasized suppressing fires by the morning after they started.

The states policy to stop fires as soon as they ignite resulted in a backlog of trees in forests now choked with brush and other dry fuels. According to the U.S. Forest Service, one researcher studying the Stanislaus National Forest in Northern California found records from 1911 showing just 19 trees per acre in one section of the forest. More than a century later, the researcher and his team counted 260 trees per acre.

With denser tree cover comes the danger of bigger fires, Rogers said.

We have more large trees per acre than weve ever had because they have continued to grow, and underneath these large trees are young shrubs that fuel fires in the crown of the trees, he said. When a fire starts in there, its unstoppable.

Drought, climate change and bark-beetle infestations have all contributed to the backlog of trees, leaving some experts to push for creative solutions to managing Californias crowded forests.

One potential solution could be turning dead and diseased trees into biomass energy before they start massive wildfires.

Jonathan Kusel founded the nonprofit research organization Sierra Institute for Community and Environment in 1993 in an effort to better understand how state and federal agencies could put leftover organic material to use. The institute is now working with federal and state partners on ways to supply wood chips made from low-value vegetation to biomass facilities that can then burn the organic matter to produce heat and electricity.

Kusel estimates the process, when done correctly in confined barrels, is exponentially cleaner than relying on natural gas for energy. It also facilitates what Kusel calls the appropriate thinning of forests, or the clearing of smaller growth, to not only lower the risk of wildfires, but also to contribute to cleaner waterways and lower carbon emissions by promoting healthier forests.

We arent going to be successful if all we do is try to stop fire, he said. But we can make it less damaging and we can try to introduce smaller fires that can maintain habitats in a healthy state.

But finding buyers for biomass remains a big question for the Sierra Institute. Biomass is considered a dirty word among environmentalists who warn that burning plant material and releasing it into the air can increase carbon emissions.

Removing small growth from forests is also more expensive and not as economically attractive as focusing on large-growth removal that can be turned into timber, Kusel acknowledged. Still, as wildfires threaten to become bigger and more dangerous, Kusel is hopeful that a new locally based biomass market could offset the cost of thinning out the states forests by creating smaller, better-maintained facilities that do not release dangerous pollutants into the air.

Societally we have to think differently about our forests, but we have to invest and manage them differently, too, he said. We have to do better.

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Homewood Suites Pinehurst is placing the finishing touches on a $3.5 million hotel transformation project, which includes updated public spaces, renovated guest suites, outdoor patio and pool deck.

We are excited to have completed our much anticipated renovation, where service is our ultimate amenity, said General Manager, Luis Rivas.

The hotel initially opened in 2001 and has been under the current ownership since 2011. This marks the first major renovation of the facility.

Everything has a new look to it, Rivas said.

The 100-room all-suite hotel, includes 1,674 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor grilling area, outdoor pool and putting green, laundry facilities, fitness center, business center, and complimentary shuttle service.

Custom elements of the renovated design scheme incorporate the Pinehurst aesthetic, inspired by the Sandhills landscape, and golfing and equestrian communities.

Rivas anticipated work will continue with the addition of a new pool deck and enhanced landscaping around the property.

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It hasnt been easy for Erin Duininck, owner of the Golden Rule in Excelsior, to shepherd her 5-year-old boutique and 4-year-old son through a pandemic. But her biggest challenge has been balancing her 16-year-old daughters desire for social interaction with protecting the family from the virus.

Shes my wild card, Duininck said. So Ive been trying to come up with ways that we can safely host her friends.

One of Duinincks ideas: creating a chic, plein-air movie theater that could bring teens together safely. So she set up an inexpensive outdoor projector and screen on the deck of her home and styled the patio furniture with vintage wool blankets.

Duinincks concerns about COVID-19s ability to spread in poorly ventilated spaces have caused her to eschew indoor gatherings for the past several months. As the weather cools, she and many other Minnesotans are looking for ways to extend the season for the outdoor spaces theyve used to socialize safely.

Some will warm up their backyards with fire pits and heated furniture. Others will find semi-enclosed, well-ventilated shelter in a gussied-up garage.

To make her deck even cozier, Duininck plans to buy an industrial heater designed for construction sites (the propane patio heaters shes used for New Years parties past were destroyed by wind). Shes also considering DIY-ing a screened-in porch and partly encasing it with plexiglass.

These efforts, Duininck hopes, will allow her family to continue gathering small groups outside. We can keep it going probably not when the snow flies but longer than normal, she said.

In its 40-year history, the St. Paul landscape company Southview Design has seen the idea of a basic backyard deck or patio evolve into outdoor rooms, said landscape architect Meg Arnosti. These sophisticated spaces are stocked with elements to lure homeowners outdoors: water and fire features; weatherproof kitchens and televisions; pergolas, porches, and plantings to protect from the elements; ambient lighting to set the mood.

Theyre designed to feel as if theyre an extension of your home, Arnosti said.

With coronavirus curtailing travel, Southview has seen increased demand for improving outdoor spaces, as clients funnel vacation funds into creating their own haven at home, Arnosti said.

Two years ago, Arnosti designed just such a sanctuary for Melanie Rakes Minnetonka home: a multilevel terrace with spaces for outdoor cooking, gathering around a gas fire pit, or dipping into a plunge pool or hot tub thats kept on through most of the winter.

During the stay-at-home order last spring, Rake says her backyard got constant use.

We were getting out there on the first 40-degree day and having bonfires at night, and it was so nice to just be able to get outside of the house and get the fresh air no matter how cool it was, she said. As we lose the sun earlier in the day, it just really gives you energy to be able to be outside.

Rake said she feels grateful for having a space to host small, socially distanced gatherings and connect with others in a safe way as do her guests. Our neighbors actually described it as like an outdoor oasis, she said.

Scott Eries family and friends have been similarly impressed by the four-season garage Mahal attached to his Eagan home though not quite motivated to create their own.

People make those noises, but its a big undertaking, he said of creating the fully insulated, gas-heated workshop, which is lit by the glow of an extensive beer sign collection.

This summer, Erie, a semiretired IT guy, used the space to create a fully functioning, 8-foot-square replica of Nicollet Islands neon Grain Belt sign (hes a member of Twin Cities Maker). His wife also hosted friends in the open garage when rain prohibited them from using the deck, something she plans to continue this fall.

They can sit around in a big circle out there and have a glass of wine and chit chat, Erie said. It gives them enough room to spread out.

Vents, fires and hot seats

Ventilation is critical to reducing airborne virus transmission, said Chris Hogan, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Hogan, an editor of the Journal of Aerosol Science, said that reasonable airflow can be created indoors by bringing fresh air in.

Theres a lot of evidence that leaving multiple windows open about 6 inches does a pretty good job on the air change rate, he said. Optimally, youd want to open multiple windows on different walls to create cross-ventilation, he said so in the case of a garage, its best to stay near the open door.

Though partly enclosing an outdoor space can help block wind and retain heat, it impedes ventilation. So being entirely outdoors most effectively dilutes airborne virus, Hogan said.

A socially distanced gathering around a fire, he noted, can have extra safety benefits. The heat creates a convection current that draws air up and away. The heat can also potentially kill airborne virus particles.

A lot of stuff doesnt survive the high temperature of a fire very well, and incineration is a way of disinfecting, Hogan said.

To stay warm all winter in his Duluth backyard, Greg Benson simply plugs in his chair.

Though Benson is the founder and CEO of Loll Designs, known for its mod, recycled-plastic Adirondacks, when the temperatures drop, he prefers his electrically heated chairs made by San Francisco-based Galanter & Jones. When theres snow on the ground, Benson likes to emerge from his sauna and relax in one of the seats wearing nothing but a towel.

As soon as it starts getting cool out, hands down, those are the most used chairs at my house, he said.

In the early spring, Benson held some small, socially distanced gatherings around his outdoor fireplace, a tradition he hopes to continue all winter.

Benson has created a cheaper alternative to his Galanter & Jones chairs, which start at $900, by piling his regular outdoor furniture with electric blankets. But his homemade version cant quite replicate the luxe comfort of the self-heating seats.

Its kind of like being in a hot tub with your clothes on, he said. Thats the best way I can describe it.

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Part flashback, part miragethis is the safari camp of your wildest dreams. Jacks Camp is beloved for its 1940s style (think antique furniture, cabinets filled with ancient artifacts, gin and tonics by the gallon), but to celebrate its 25th anniversary, the camp will reopen in late 2020 with a complete rebuild and dusting off. As part of the renovation, each of the ten guest tents will now feature private plunge pools, as well as velvet-clad chairs so you can overlook the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in style.

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New research from NCI-MATCH support the feasibility and efficiency of using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to triage patients to investigational therapy, given that a sufficiently large pool of agents is provided.

Updated findings from the National Cancer Institute Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) support the feasibility and efficiency of using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to triage patients to investigational therapy, given that a sufficiently large pool of agents provided.1

The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, includes the largest data set ever compiled on patients with tumors that have progressed on 1 or more standard treatments, or with rare cancers for which there is no standard treatment.

The 6000-patient analysis from NCI-MATCH describes the genetic complexity that is characteristic of relapsed, refractory cancers, Peter J. ODwyer, MD, a medical oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania and group co-chair of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, said in a press release.2 This publication represents an important milestone in the oncology fields efforts to translate a genetic understanding of cancer into improved treatments.

In an interview with CancerNetwork, lead author Keith T. Flaherty, MD, a medical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston, discussed the study findings and what NCI-MATCH will be evaluating moving forward.

This segment comes from the CancerNetworkportion of the MJH Life Sciences Medical World News, airing daily on all MJH Life Sciences channels.

References:

1. Flaherty KT, Gray RJ, Chen AP, et al. Molecular Landscape and Actionable Alterations in a Genomically Guided Cancer Clinical Trial: National Cancer Institute Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH). Journal of the National Cancer Institute. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.03010

2. Genomic study of 6000 NCI-MATCH cancer patients leads to new clinical trial benchmarks [news release]. Philadelphia. Published October 13, 2020. Accessed October 14, 2020. https://ecog-acrin.org/news-and-info/press-releases/genomic-study-of-6000-nci-match-cancer-patients-leads-to-new-clinical-trial-benchmarks

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Healthcare Mobility Solutions Market - Snapshot

Healthcare mobility comprises the utilization of various enterprise platforms, applications, and mobile devices to exchange clinical data efficiently and securely and communicate amongst various end users such as patients, providers, and payers. The utilization of applications and mobile technologies is capable of facilitating this transition across the healthcare industry. It leads to better patient outcomes and fewer readmissions in hospitals. This factor is likely to work in favor of the global healthcare mobility solutions market in the years to come.

Mobility solutions enable staff and workers in the healthcare sector to gain access to all types of information whilst making effective management of risk and controlling cost. Reaping benefits from the use of security loaded and integrated wireless policy across the enterprise, workers are able to offer improved patient care at a more economic rate and with better response time. At the same time, the system also diminishes the associated risk and expenses, which is likely to bolster growth of the global healthcare mobility solutions market in the near future.

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Expansion in the Pool of Geriatric Population to Spell Growth of the Market

Healthcare mobility solutions comprise an essential part of the healthcare innovation. These solutions aim to provide medical facilities in the far off places.

The benefit of enterprise mobility is reaped early by the healthcare sector, as it has always been early adopters of some of the advanced technologies. Mobile applications, mobile devices are substantially contributing toward the improvement of every facet of the healthcare industry. Some of the major challenges that plague the healthcare industry are augmented rate of errors, increased cost, and decreasing profitability. Healthcare mobility solutions offer solution to these problems.

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Focus on Reducing Healthcare Costs Drives Global Market

The constantly growing and evolving medical needs have been the driving force behind the evolution of healthcare mobility solutions. The aim of these solutions is to reduce the healthcare costs and to provide the patients an optimum solution in the least possible time. The simplicity of this objectivity has been successfully achieved by the development of healthcare mobility solutions products and services such as mobile devices, enterprise mobility platforms, and mobile applications. The growing demand for medical attention and increasing usage of smartphones and other personal digital assistants have made the deployment of this technology possible. It has bridged the gap between patients and caregivers by facilitating help through technology.

With this strong background, the global healthcare mobility solutions market touched a valuation of US$20.13 bn in 2014. Given the high-impact drivers, this market is expected to see opportunities worth US$148.66 bn by 2023, as the market is expected to progress at a CAGR of 25.50% from 2015 to 2023.

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Preference for Home Healthcare Services Keeps North America at the Forefront

North America held the leading share in the overall healthcare mobility solutions market, accounting for 53.0% of the total market revenue in 2014. The mHealth application is driving the flourishing healthcare mobility solutions market in North America as more and more patients are opting for home healthcare services.

Furthermore, the increasing efforts to save on healthcare costs is also expected to propel the mHealth applications market, which will, in turn, result in the growth of healthcare mobility solutions across North America. Government initiatives along with efforts taken by private establishments across the U.S. and Canada to adopt convenient and cost-effective solutions is also likely to propel this market.

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Asia Pacific Shows Promise of Growth as Governments Encourage e-Health Solutions

Meanwhile, Asia Pacific is expected to surge at an unprecedented CAGR of 25.8% between 2015 and 2023. The growing government initiatives to increasing the adoption rate of e-Health solutions and mHealth across countries such as India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and China are expected to drive this regional market. The growing awareness about mobile health options, clinical mobility, and convenience of home monitoring are expected to augment the Asia Pacific healthcare mobility solutions market.

m-Health to Remain Leading Application Segment

Amongst the various types of applications offered by healthcare mobility solutions such as enterprise solutions and mHealth applications, the latter is expected to exhibit the fastest growing CAGR of 25.2% between 2015 and 2023. The spiraling usage of smartphones, tablets, and PDAs is expected to propel this application segment in the near future. Supplementing this growth will the rise of the mobile devices segment due to their affordability, accessibility, and convenience. The improving features of mobile applications and the streamlining of information feed and its assessment will work in favor of both these segments to help the overall market prosper in the coming years.

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The key players rendering the competitive landscape of the global healthcare mobility solutions market fragmented are Cerner Corporation, McKesson Corporation, SAP SE, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Oracle Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., and AT&T, Inc. The majority of the companies in this market are trying to explore the opportunities in the emerging economies of Brazil, Chile, and India to increase their geographical foothold.

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