Council receives award for its analogue to digital telecare service transition
Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been awarded the Gold Level Two Digital Telecare Implementation Award by the Digital Telecare for Scottish Local…
Industry and academia team up to deploy digital tools and techniques for telecare
Tunstall Healthcare and The University of Edinburgh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at an event in Edinburgh City Chambers. The partnership aims to accelerate…
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…
Technology-enabled community response service praised for person-centred approach
A community response service that utilises assistive technology for residents has received a glowing report in its annual inspection by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). Delta…
Independent living accommodation to provide accessible housing for people with support needs
New accessible and modern independent living flats in Northamptonshire are set to include assistive technologies such as telecare systems to accommodate older people with support…
Telecare could save NHS over £200m a year, new data shows
A new report from technology-enabled care (TEC) specialist TakingCare has revealed how much money telecare could save the NHS each year, as forecasts predict the…
TEC provider awarded for health monitoring project that ensures patients are fit for surgery
A digital telehealth project supporting patients across west Wales to manage their health and ensure they are fit for surgery has won an industry award…
Report reveals only a handful of care providers are delivering digital care in people’s homes
A new report has found that only a handful of councils, housing and care organisations are delivering digital care in people’s homes at scale despite…
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…
Council consultation launches that proposes using assistive tech for night support service
Scottish Borders Council has launched a consultation on proposals to reprovision the Night Support overnight care service in a person-centred approach through the use of…