Care Directions (a great site for advice for older people on the cusp of needing care, and their families) is conducting an anonymised survey on behalf of a supplier seeking views of public and professionals on the physical and ethical
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Monthly Archives December 2006
Chancellor Brown urged to fund social care better to realise benefits of telecare
‘A letter, signed by a raft of organisations including the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, warned Gordon Brown against giving social care a poor financial settlement in next year’s comprehensive spending review.’ Read the whole
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Play the game
As the telecare scene is heavily influenced by what happens in Whitehall, I thought that as a nostalgic Christmas treat (hmm!) readers of Telecare Aware might like to indulge in spending some time to play the 1980s Yes, Prime Minister
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Telehealth news reaches Northern Ireland's policy makers
agendaNI is a magazine for people with an interest in the latest developments in public policy in Northern Ireland. Its readership is senior personnel at decision-making levels in the public sector and in the private and voluntary sectors. The most
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Tynetec invests to serve better the telecare market
Two recent press releases from Tynetec indicate its development plans. 29 November 2006: ALTera Care software package makes data analysis much easier 14 December 2006: Appointment of Wendy Kendal to lead major sales expansion programme
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Telecare Event: Making Life Easier in North Yorkshire. Conference Report
Organised by North Yorkshire County Council on 25th October 2006 in Harrogate, it was the largest national telecare event run to date by local authority. Over four hundred people attended formal presentations in the conference hall, which gave insight into
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