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.…
Personal alarm service includes pendants and fall detectors to support independence at home
Retirement emergency call service Careline Support has launched a new Personal Alarm offering to provide support and reassurance directly to older people who wish to…
EXCLUSIVE: A day in the life of a technology-enabled living innovations lead
Holly Gittings, Technology Enabled Living Innovations Lead for Herefordshire Council, discusses her assistive technology role within the council, how the local authority is managing the…
Telecare industry and NHS work together to design TEC urgent community response tool
The TEC Services Association (TSA) has helped design an innovative technology-enabled care (TEC) urgent community response tool that improves responsiveness to patient…
Telecare partnership aims to reduce associated costs of health and care services in the UK
A new assistive technology partnership is promising to provide advanced health and care technology to social care providers across the UK to help improve quality…
Council wins award for pioneering and safeguarding TEC project
Kent County Council’s commissioned technology-enabled care (TEC) project, Kara, has won an award at the Health Tech Digital Awards 2022 for its use of pioneering…
Website relaunch allows users to easily purchase telecare products and access 24-hour monitoring service
Millbrook Healthcare, an outsourced equipment provider to the NHS and local authorities has relaunched Mi-Guardian with a new website and product range, making the company’s…