All of us are watching the coverage of relief efforts in Haiti with an uneasy mixture of admiration (at the worldwide effort), horror (at the human tragedy and death) and frustration (where are the mobile hospitals, why aren’t medical supplies… Read moreTechies band together to assist Haiti relief

Published today, the National Evaluation of Partnerships for Older People Projects: final report puts the seal on one of the UK Department of Health’s exceedingly rare policy success stories. (That the Government’s funding for the POPP projects was ring fenced – also exceedingly rare – is just a coincidence, of course.) According to a report in Healthcare Republic, the principles of the POPP projects will now be rolled out as national policy. That is unless, of course, the Government after the forthcoming general election decides otherwise.

Before we get to the links, and what the evaluation means for telecare, here’s a little background…

Nokia’s Eco Sensor Concept phone popped up recently on a developer blog (Droid’s Sensor Blog).  Some checking indicates that it was developed in 2007 (an eon ago in telehealth time), but what’s interesting here is not the solar power and the… Read moreNokia's Eco Sensor Concept