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…
Online resource to help people check if telecare devices will be affected by the switchover
Taking Care, a provider of Technology Enabled Care (TEC) services in the UK, has responded to the UK Government’s national campaign to raise awareness of…
Video: Telecare users across the UK urged to speak to telecoms providers ahead of digital switchover
A national awareness campaign has been launched by BT and Virgin Media that urges the two million telecare users in the UK to get in…
Crucial government leadership now vital during digital switchover, APPG warns
The Digital Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has criticised successive governments for the handling of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration in its first…
Telecare provider launches new touchscreen call system for supported living environments
Telecare provider Tunstall Healthcare has launched a new fully digital warden call system that will enhance independence for older and vulnerable people and assist retirement…
Council’s transformative and preventative TEC service shortlisted for LGC Award
The London Borough of Sutton has been shortlisted for the Digital Impact Award at the 2025 LGC Awards, recognising its commitment to transforming adult social…
Government publishes plan for stakeholders to follow to safeguard telecare users ahead of digital switchover
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) have published a new policy paper that sets…
Council launches consultation on proposals to introduce charges for telecare services
Shropshire Council is inviting residents who access the council’s telecare service to take part in a public consultation on proposals to introduce a subsidised charge…
Telecare provider awarded for health and social care delivery across west Wales
Delta Wellbeing has been awarded the Social Care Innovation through Collaboration Award at the MediWales Innovation Awards 2024. The award recognises the company’s ground-breaking CONNECT…
Residents across northeast Scotland to receive better digital telecare services
A new digital alarm system is to be introduced that will help keep vulnerable citizens safe in their homes across northeast Scotland. Aberdeen City Council,…