It’s an eye-catching title for an interesting article. After a gentle introduction, most Telecare Aware readers’ attention will pick up in the third paragraph when the author, telemedicine consultant, Vincenzo Gulla, states:

The Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law’s January WashingtonLive Brown Bag seminar Telehealth Agenda for the 111th Congress was held on 26 January 2009. Seminar participants heard from two key Congressional staff members involved in telehealth and health care policy…. Read moreCongressional staff review telehealth and stimulus Bill

Dr Anne Hill, a researcher from Queensland, Australia, will begin a 12-month contract with the Scottish Centre for Telehealth in March where she will conduct a needs analysis for the potential implementation of telerehabilitation services throughout Scotland, according to this… Read moreScotland: telerehabilitation needs analysis

An interim report by communications minister Lord Carter calls for everyone in the UK to get access to a broadband speed of at least 2 megabits per second (Mbps) by 2012. “Currently, telecoms firms are only obliged to provide lines… Read moreUK: Universal broadband by 2012

Thanks to investment from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council, Telehealth Solutions will instal 15 home monitoring pods for patients on the Isle of Bute next week. There will be further installations at Oban and on the Isle of… Read morePods to start Argyll’s healthcare revolution (Scotland)

The Universities of Dublin and Ulster are setting up a Centre for Intelligent Point of Care Sensors. Professor Nugent, who is based in the Faculty of Computing and Engineering, Dublin, is quoted as saying: “An all-Ireland forum will help the… Read moreCentre for Intelligent Point of Care Sensors (Ireland)

The Sheltered Housing UK Association (SHUK) whose members are tenants in sheltered housing schemes, is threatening that landlord organisations will face litigation if they have withdrawn, or are planning to withdraw, on-site, live-in wardens. As RSLs make these changes to their services, they often increase the use telecare or community alarm services as an element in their changed approach to the management of risk. There is some information in the right hand sidebar of the SHUK site, or follow the ‘Read more’ link below to read the recent email from the SHUK Chairman. “You cannot rely on electronic means such as pull cords”

The UK’s Telecare Services Association (TSA) has just published its revised Code of Practice. Unfortunately it is only available in the TSA’s members’ area of the site. However…