I’m pleased to publish the following official response by Steve Sylvester, Telecare Projects Manager, to the item Is Building Telecare in England coming off the rails? (6 August) and its follow-up Councillor defends Lancashire’s telecare scheme (10 August) “The same… Read moreTelecare scheme progress: Lancashire County Council responds (UK)
Becky Bashor lives 800 miles away from her mother but she can still tell whether she’s had a good or a bad day. She sits down at her computer and signs on to AttentiveCare, an Internet-based service that connects caregivers… Read more…just watch unnoticed
Further to Guy Dewsbury’s Telecare Soapbox item When ‘Smart’ is not smart enough (see also comments posted) this article from HiddenWires explores some of the obstacles to ‘real’ smart home adoption in the UK.
Ricability (the trading name of the Research Institute for Consumer Affairs) is an excellent independent consumer research charity in the disability arena, for people of all ages. Recent publications include What’s New? which has a telecare products update. Download and… Read moreRicability publication: What's New? (UK)
The Epilert consists of a hand or foot sensor unit device worn by the patient (the size of a watch) which detects movements and vibrations process and identifies it as an epileptic seizure rather than a normal non-epileptic movement. In… Read moreEpilert – an Israeli warning system for epileptic seizures
Established in 1995, the Center for Connected Health (formerly Partners Telemedicine) is linked to physicians at Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospitals through the Partners HealthCare network. The Center is ‘developing initiatives in telehealth, remote care and disease and lifestyle management… Read moreCenter for Connected Health – revamped website
