Hard on the heels of the WSDAN November newsletter came the CSIP November Telecare eNewsletter with the eagerly anticipated round-up of the analysis of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) data from the 150 social care authorities on their… Read moreCSIP’s November Telecare eNewsletter
The London Telecare Group and JCA Design have produced a new poster that, with generous support from the Adshel and ClearChannel advertising agencies, will be displayed in several thousand London locations. London-based telecare services are also encouraged to order A3… Read moreNew telecare poster for London
This Guardian article, reporting on Edinburgh following Croydon’s example of setting up ‘virtual wards’ of people being cared for at home, is slow to get going but read on to where it gets into some of the detail. It’s a… Read moreVirtual wards linking home and hospital
After the US-focused launch of its Health Guide on November 10th, Intel today made a ‘softer’ launch in the European direction in the form of a press release about its launch in the UK. Gritting one’s teeth and getting past… Read moreIntel's Health Guide launch into Europe
Who’s doing the PR for t+Medical? Two nice items inspired by them in the UK mainstream media: Daily Mail The text nurse: Mobile phone ‘diary’ allows people with diabetes and asthma to monitor their own health Times The latest advance… Read moret+Medical in UK mainstream media
The Telecare Services Association yesterday announced the appointment of two new directors to help the organisation develop a strategy for the telehealth sector. The telecare/telehealth theme of this year’s TSA conference* reflected the realisation of the long-anticipated movement in the… Read moreTSA embraces telehealth with appointment of two new directors
Since NHS Direct has started to position itself as a potentially substantial player in the telehealth field, I’ve become a bit of an NHS Direct watcher. So the news that its Chief Executive Matt Tee has been appointed as Permanent… Read moreNHS Direct's CEO to become professional head for Whitehall communicators
Each year the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) surveys English councils which are obliged to report data on a wide variety of topics. The questions are agreed in consultation with the Department of Health. The CSCI’s 2008 report on… Read moreCSCI report: Councils reporting successful telecare delivery (UK)
Item about Wales’ own demonstrator sites from WalesOnline Telecare helps patients to independence
In response to a recent request from a Florida resident searching for a medication reminder service for her aunt, I did a quick search with Google and came up with the following. What great services did I/Google miss? I’m sure… Read moreMedication reminder services (US and UK)
