Telecare service provider goes live with digital alarm response centre platform
Lancashire-based personal alarm and telecare service provider Progress Lifeline has prepared for the analogue switch-off of all UK telephony networks, which will be completed in…
Telecare team awarded TSA accreditation for continuous improvement and innovation
The Southampton City Telecare team has obtained accreditation with the Telecare Services Association (TSA) having successfully demonstrated compliance against standards such as customer experience, safety,…
Isle of Wight Council launches consultation for users and professionals on future of telecare service
Health and social professionals, as well as users, are being invited to share feedback on the Isle of Wight Council’s lifeline service that helps people…
Care tech enables staff to support up to nine times more vulnerable people every night
Assistive technology is being used by Telford and Wrekin Council to speed up patient discharges from hospital and care for up to nine times more…
Alarm handling software and digital home hub set to help providers ahead of digital switchover
Health and care technology firm Tunstall Healthcare has unveiled two new products to support health, housing, and social care providers through the digital transition and…
Merton Council harnesses power of telecare to speed up hospital discharges
A new pilot telecare service has been set up in Merton to assist people returning home from hospitals and speed up the discharge process. Merton…
LGA issues telecare digital switchover alert as councils struggle with funding
Vital telecare equipment used by nearly two million older and disabled people could cease to operate unless councils get more support with preparing for the…
Bridgend County Borough Council commits almost £700k to improving telecare services
A budget that is investing in assistive technology services and the health and wellbeing of residents has been approved for the coming financial year by…
Council trials care tech that helps residents return home from hospital three days faster
Camden Council, in partnership with Oysta, has successfully piloted an assistive technology device to allow residents to return from hospital three days faster, on average,…
Six-month telecare pilot leads to staggering 75 percent reduction in ambulance requests
A telecare trial by a Scottish housing and care provider has revealed “astonishing” results about the impact of proactive technology-enabled care (TEC) for older adults.…