“Older people in Hull are the first in the country to access a new breed of personalised and locally relevant public services through their television, thanks to a an innovative venture launched by Hull City Council and Stream, Hull’s own
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Monthly Archives February 2008
New Class 1 standard for telecare alarms in force (EU)
Publicity from the Telecare Services Association (TSA) of the CE Mark-related changes to EU regulations for Class 1 radio receivers, which include wireless telecare devices. Another PublicTechnology.net story.
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Gizmo: I am not a robot, I am your daddy
Famous celebrities are now choosing to travel virtually, as three-dimensional, high-definition holograms and Cisco’s chief executive, John Chambers, aims to bring a two-dimensional high-definition TelePresence system to homes within three years for not much more than £500. Definite pointer to
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Leadtek (We make dreams a reality) telecare (Taiwan)
Taiwanese company Leadtek makes the world-famous (in computer geek circles) Gforce video card and many other video-related products, as Leadtek’s web site demonstrates. But did you know it has also been working on telehealthcare for the past ten years? See
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"End the 'No help here' culture" says Minister Ivan Lewis (UK)
Press Association report on the Minister’s response to the recent Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) report. He has requested a fundamental review of the criteria for determining the needs of older and disabled people by councils. This is of
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Frisco firm creating system to find wandering Alzheimer's patients
San Francisco company appears to be re-inventing the Columba bracelet. Let’s hope it looks better. They seem to have thought of that. See the final paragraph of this article. I quote: And the last obstacle is appearance. If seniors don’t
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Fabric based sensing – a challenge in physiological monitoring devices
New Zealand’s Zephyr Technology and Germany’s Sigma Sport have announced an agreement whereby Zephyr will supply smart fabric-based heart rate monitoring products for Sigma’s clothing lines.
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Siemens to finance GP equipment
Not telehealth, unfortunately, although it would arguably be a much better use for Siemens’ funding than MRI scanners.
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UK local stories
Derbyshire East Midlands, West Midlands and Lancashire
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Canada Health Infoway reaches remote communities
“The Diabetes Education Centre staff can connect with their clients in the communities through the telehealth network in the rural health centres to provide one-on-one sessions. This means that people don’t have to leave their communities to get the services
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