New to us, but apparently around for a couple of years, the Squashy Call Button is an air-operated sensor that makes it easy for someone with limited dexterity to trigger an alarm or other device. From Devon-based Frequency Precision, a… Read moreSquashy Call Button (UK)
It’s about time Philips was getting some traction with Motiva, and a study with heart patients undertaken by the Catalonian Health Service may help it along. The preliminary data shows that patients who participated on the study showed an improvement… Read morePhilips Motiva: positive results from Catalan project
We know what Tunstall was thinking when it started pushing the term ‘telehealthcare’ – it needed to reposition itself from being the dominant UK telecare alarm system provider to get in on the fledgling telehealth market, and this was a… Read moreTelehealthcare – what are they thinking?
It’s good to hear that telecare investment is underway. But is this report in 24dash old news? I cannot find a related press release on Surrey County Council’s website. Or is it the fruition of the project proposed in 2006?… Read moreSurrey: £50,000 telecare for people with dementia
A chemists shop in Edinburgh is the third in the city to have the machine installed. It was created by Telehealth Solutions which is currently lobbying the Scottish Government for the machines to be rolled out across the country. The… Read moreCardio Pod predicting heart attack risk (Scotland)
A coroner has criticised shortcomings at Sunderland’s council-run call centre after delivering his verdict into the death of 71-year-old whose body was found in her flat in February 2008, an hour after she rang Sunderland City Council Careline asking for… Read moreCoroner criticises Sunderland Council call centre (UK)
A patient-centric view of the iPad from a hospital bed in the UK, complete with thoughts about it as a post-discharge telecare platform. SmartHealthcare item.
