Comment: Care providers should consider the experiences of those that have already transitioned from analogue to digital
Peter Kerly, VP of Global Sales, Everon Group There are just over 500 days to go before the UK’s telecoms infrastructure goes digital. It is…
HSCP receives recognition for the completion of its analogue to digital telecare transition project
The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government has awarded Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) the Platinum Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of…
New telecare service provider to help residents in Wiltshire to live more independently
Wiltshire Council has appointed Medequip Connect as its new telecare service provider to support people who wish to remain independent in their own homes while…
Health and Social Care Partnership receives telecare award for integrating digital solutions
Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has announced that the Argyll and Bute Telecare Team has been awarded Bronze at this year's…
Assistive health and care partnership provides uninterrupted support during the telecare transition
East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been awarded the Gold Level Two Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of the recent progress…
New measures will ensure telecare devices continue to work through the digital switchover
Companies in charge of maintaining the UK’s internet and phone infrastructure have agreed to new measures to protect vulnerable people as their landlines are upgraded…
TEC solution alerts carers of high bathroom occupancy to provide efficient preventative care
Wirral Council, Medequip, and 2iC-Care have collaborated to put 2iC-Care’s interoperable technology-enabled care solution, Andi, to the test. Andi, winner of the ITEC Innovation Award…
Scammers use analogue digital switchover to target vulnerable residents that use telecare devices
Councils have warned that criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents who use telecare monitoring devices into giving out personal…
DHSC responds to the telecare ‘digital shift’ with Telecare Stakeholder Action Plan
A new report from FarrPoint, commissioned by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has highlighted the impact that the analogue switch-off will have on…
Council introduces digital cloud-based platform to manage its community telecare system
East Renfrewshire Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to introduce a fully digital, cloud-based platform for handling its community alarm system, having…