At last (see previous TA items) a statement from Buying Solutions on concerns raised by a Telecare Aware reader which, the spokesperson hopes, “reassures you that Buying Solutions’ framework agreements are robust and fair.”
An item from a UK local newspaper, the Yorkshire Post, shows how even a small technological improvement can trigger negative publicity based on other people’s agendas: telecare users worry that it is the thin end of the wedge for loss… Read moreCare wardens and the technology challenge (UK)
Before the UK’s public spending cuts saw away at their jobs and their scope for getting things done it looks like managers are bailing out of PCTs – and councils no doubt. Swathes of PCT managers already accepting redundancy from… Read moreUK difficult sell to get tougher?
As more doctors, clinicians and the rest of us start shopping for tablets, IT departments be darned, what to buy? The iPad at 10″ or Samsung Tab at 7″? Android or Windows 7? Weight? Battery? Wi-Fi only? The ever list-loving TechRepublic… Read moreTablet wars: 10 things to look for in a tablet
A bright thread in last month’s Mobile Health Expo was the use of mHealth–particularly SMS–in Africa. There are close to 400 million mobile phones in Africa, countries like South Africa are nearing 100%, and the vast majority are voice/text (but not… Read moreIs mHealth a 'fast solution' in Africa?
Inc. takes a glance at keeping older people at homes, healthier in this profile of telecare veteran (2004) GrandCare Systems and CEO Charles Hillman, who developed the idea for a monitoring system back in 1993 when his elderly aunt didn’t want to bother him about the smoke… Read more'Hot market: the aging population' (really)
