BT delays analogue switch-off date to better protect telecare users
In a move to better protect telecare users, BT has announced a revision to its timetable for moving all customers off analogue phonelines – also…
Some migrations to digital telecare are being paused temporarily due to risk of service disruption
Recently, BT has been informed about incidents involving telecare users from another communications provider who had been switched to a digital landline. In light of this news,…
EXCLUSIVE: A day in the life of a product manager at an established TEC specialist
Nikki Williams, Product Manager at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses what a typical day in her life looks like, including the importance of working with health, social…
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…
EXCLUSIVE: TEC digital transition and reducing the disruption of services
Gary Steen, CTO at Tunstall Healthcare Gary Steen, Chief Technology Officer at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the technology-enabled care (TEC) digital transition, the impact that this…
First national TEC provider completes testing on personal alarms ahead of digital switchover
Personal alarm provider Taking Care has become the country’s first telecare provider to complete full testing of its product range before the planned switchover from…
Smart adult home care solutions provider recognised by coveted TEC quality standards
The exclusive provider of the Beanbag Care suite of smart adult home care solutions, Secure UK has been awarded coveted Quality Standards Framework accreditation by…
Company enters UK telecare sector with fully cloud-based digital alarms handling platform
Swedish alarm management platform provider Skyresponse has entered the UK telecare sector with its “leading-edge” fully cloud-based digital alarms handling platform. As part of the…
TEC partnership to help shift the conversation about older people from vulnerable to valuable
National technology-enabled care (TEC) services provider Astraline and care consultancy Thoughts Become Things have joined forces to strengthen the services care providers offer in the…
Nursing home remains COVID-free thanks to cutting-edge assistive tech
Tunstall Carecom A nursing home in Halifax has revealed it has avoided any cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the UK, thanks to a…