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…
DHSC board appointments to help drive health and social care reform plans
Experts from across the public and private sector have been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) board to drive forward health and…
Local authority in Wales successfully completes digital telecare switchover
Bridgend County Borough Council says it has become the first authority in Wales to successfully complete a digital switchover of its emergency telecare alarm calls…
Guest article: Supporting telecare with the digital switchover
Despite many industries being set to embrace the changes that the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) switch-off will bring, others have expressed cause for concern…
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…
Council’s telecare service to expand the number of residents it supports in Leeds
A major four-year project to upgrade equipment providing emergency telecare alarms and support to people in Leeds has now been completed, and the service is…
Health and social care partnership awarded for progress in analogue to digital telecare transition
Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government has confirmed that South Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been awarded the Bronze Digital Telecare Implementation…
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…
Digital Switchover readiness survey reveals a fifth of councils have a digital-ready solution in place
A new survey reveals councils are still unaware of the impact the digital switch will have on respondent organisations. The national telephony network is undergoing…