Psychologists at the universities of St Andrews, Sheffield and Reading in conjunction with the charity Age UK are running a two-year project aiming to understand the ‘Big Brother’ fears experienced by older people when faced with new technology. More info… Read moreOlder people help researchers tackle 'Big Brother' fears (UK)

In a follow up to the recent publicity on BT’s Wakefield COPD project (or else it is just another piece publicity for their Mobile and Wireless 3rd annual conference 16 Feb publicity [events]), the Guardian’s self-styled ‘Patient from Hell’ nevertheless… Read moreWill GP commissioners embrace telehealth? (UK)

iPLATO Healthcare’s press release puffs up its support service for COPD patients in Greenwich in which “hundreds of people” with COPD have signed up to receive alerts, advice and signposting about how to remain in control of their health and… Read moreiPlato's COPD pilot at Greenwich (UK)

According to a news item from a newspaper covering the home town of Red Embedded, the UK Government intends to look at expanding the telemed service provided to some prisons. Government looks at technology developed by Shipley firm Red Embedded. … Read moreTelemed for prisoners to expand? (UK)

With California mainly in the news for financial problems and bad weather, it’s nice to hear something hopeful. The California Telehealth Network (CTN), which launched in August 2010, will be fully operational by early this month. 25 medical facilities are now… Read moreCalifornia Telehealth Network operational soon

Announced last week was a co-marketing and collaboration agreement between Philips Lifeline, the leading provider of PERS in North America, and WellAWARE Systems. WellAWARE will be incorporating Lifeline AutoAlert with fall detection in conjunction with its telecare system in both senior communities and… Read morePhilips Lifeline, WellAWARE to co-market (US)

The latest on the tablet front: LifeBot [TA 23 Nov], a Phoenix AZ emergency telemedicine/life-support systems company, released a preview version of the LifeBot Slate. This modified HP Slate is 1.5 lbs., sized similarly to a iPad and will run its proprietary DREAMS telemedicine… Read moreTablet Wars, 2011 edition

This blog posting from GrandCare’s Laura Mitchell is a ‘think different’. Here she describes using GrandCare in her home, with her young family, as a home minder/interactive bulletin board with a bit of ‘simple PC’ tossed in for the kids…. Read moreThinking out of the 'senior care' box, around the house