Councillor defends Lancashire's telecare scheme (UK)
Spirited follow up to Monday’s story (See Is Building Telecare in England coming off the rails? below), again from the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
Tag: telecare
Speakers, participants and sponsors needed for conference in Seville (Spain) in November
The third SEN@ER Conference (Silver Economy Network of European Regions) will be held in Seville on 15 and 16 November 2007. The conference will focus on four areas: New Technology and Independence, Tourism and Culture, Nutrition, and Financial Services. Get… Read moreSpeakers, participants and sponsors needed for conference in Seville (Spain) in November
CSIP's telecare web site has moved (UK)
The Care Services Improvement Partnership’s telecare services site has now moved to: www.icn.csip.org.uk/telecare Of particular interest, despite the information overload, is the presentation on Commissioning Telecare Services. You can also access the CSIP Telecare Newsletters. In July’s edition Mike Clark… Read moreCSIP's telecare web site has moved (UK)
Is Building Telecare in England coming off the rails?
Will you laugh or cry after reading the article Telecare scheme branded ‘waste of money’ from the Lancashire Evening Telegraph? You might laugh in disbelief. If the county council has not been able to persuade the leaders of the district… Read moreIs Building Telecare in England coming off the rails?
Telecare in the Community: Clark & Porteus
This article by the Care Services Improvement Partnership’s Mike Clark and Jeremy Porteus, ‘Telecare in the Community‘ is a description of the official view of the current state of telecare and telehealth in the UK, with a cautious look towards… Read moreTelecare in the Community: Clark & Porteus
AeroScout Wi-Fi RFID for Patient Safety and Medical Alerting (Australia)
AeroScout a provider of Wi-Fi-based Active RFID and Surecom, specialist in IT&C services have announced that they are working together to implement a first of its kind medical alerting system for PresCare, a large Australian aged care provider. PresCare required… Read moreAeroScout Wi-Fi RFID for Patient Safety and Medical Alerting (Australia)
The Digital Seventh Age: Kevin Doughty
Kevin puts the following article into context for Telecare Aware readers: “It’s follow-up to a presentation to over 100 young engineers and computer scientists earlier this year. They have lots of exciting ideas on how technology can support older people… Read moreThe Digital Seventh Age: Kevin Doughty
Telecare in the press
Two related stories from the UK, followed by two from the US. First, picking up on a briefing by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), both the Telegraph and Times featured telecare stories this week. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line, the… Read moreTelecare in the press
UK social services context for telecare
Who’ll look after me when I’m old? Not telecare directly, but a hard look at the problems facing UK social services. This BBC article describes the context with which telecare suppliers are still struggling when it comes to working with… Read moreUK social services context for telecare
Tunstall Takes Telecare To Taiwan
Tunstall is partnering with The Chinese Evergreen Association, which has 16 years experience in providing community care to older and disabled people in Taiwan, to launch their Evercare service. Over the next few years, Evercare will be extended to over… Read moreTunstall Takes Telecare To Taiwan