Local story: St Vincent De Paul Conference of the Assumption in Kilkenny is to receive government funding boost of €964,000 in government funding under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. The service will include ‘socially monitored alarms’ and… Read moreGrant for Kilkenny organisation supporting older people (Eire)
Continued company growth in the US market set out in this press release.
Another double-take for Tunstall press release watchers. One day after the other, but different writers it would appear. Which style do you prefer? Nov 13: Pioneering Supported-Living Scheme for People with Autism Launches at the House of Commons Nov 14:… Read moreTunstall news
Sad reminder that in telecare, as with other IT-based systems, it’s what people do or don’t do that causes system failures.
October’s telecare newsletter carries information of interest mostly to UK council telecare providers, but also has a fairly full section for news stories. Here are links to two that have not already been covered in recent Telecare Aware postings: Is… Read moreCSIP October telecare newsletter now available
American Medical Alert Corp. said that sales and profits rose in the third quarter. The company said also it is discussing “the scope and terms” of a marketing agreement with Walgreen Co. for next year. American Medical and Walgreen are… Read moreAmerican Medical Alert profits
At the Telecare Services Association’s Telecare and Telehealth conference in Cardiff yesterday Mediagrids announced that its ‘CareMATE Online’ teleconferencing system works with Medic4all wireless blood pressure monitors and Initial Intellilink Executive community alarms, thus demonstrating a significant step towards Mediagrids’… Read moreMediagrids' ambition: an end to multiple telecare base units (UK)
Mainstreaming Telemedicine: Understanding Sustained Operations (US) Better late than never, info on this conference in Galveston, Texas next week. RAATE Conference and Exhibition (UK) Recent Advances in Assistive Technology & Engineering is holding its annual event in Sheffield 26 –… Read moreForthcoming conferences
Their proposal for the next generation of telecare technology was named the top entry in the UK Satellite Navigation 2007 Challenge. I hope someone will tell us what’s so new about it. Wireless Healthcare report [URL “http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.ukRemoveThisFromTheUrl/wh/news/wk44-07-0006.htm” is reported by… Read moreDe Montfort University Leicester (UK) ‘invents mobile telecare’
Local item highlights the tensions inherent in changing services. Camden New Journal item.
