Write a brief essay on ‘Challenging Boundaries – Integrating Health and Social Telecare’ and you could be awarded an all-expenses trip to the Health Computing Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate in March next year, courtesy of the British Computer Society Health… Read moreConference funding, including expenses, for NHS staff!
The Loc8me service – from London-based Verify Location – can track a user’s whereabouts anywhere in the UK. It offers pre-set numbers for the person to contact either friends, family or a dedicated central control centre at the touch of… Read morePerson-tracking system to be launched in London
90% of users in a recent survey completed by a sample of users of SARA, the DLF’s online equipment self assessment tool for older and disabled people (does not cover telecare yet), said they would recommend the service to others…. Read moreHigh praise for SARA, the DLF's online self assessment tool
Over 120 occupational therapists and support staff in Birmingham attended a series of training days to explain how telecare should fit into care plans.The Council invited the three telecare suppliers (Vivatec, Initial Attendo and Just Checking) to explain how their… Read moreBirmingham introduces frontline staff to telecare (UK)
A series of educational and interactive seminars by Nottingham Rehab Supplies dispelled many of the myths relating to telecare and left healthcare professionals wanting to know more about the technology. The sessions covered the most recent developments in telecare and took… Read moreBlowing away telecare myths with NRS seminars
One of the few evidential telecare studies. The Barnsley and Doncaster AT4I (Assistive Technology for Independece) project evaluated 29 telecare installations against 38 control subjects without telecare in a sheltered housing scheme. Technology included Tunstall ‘lifestyle reassurance system’ and an… Read moreBarnsley telecare research report (UK)
