Scottish Telecare Learning Network

The Telecare Learning Network has been set up to

  • Encourage the sharing of knowledge and good practice learning between local partnerships in Scotland and with other initiatives
  • Promote innovation in the use and expansion of Telecare services
  • Provide information and support to local practice leads on issues relating to the National Telecare Development Programme and Telecare
  • Inform the national evaluation of the Telecare Development Programme

The Learning Network meets quarterly at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) within Stirling University. Future meeting dates are publicised on the right hand panel and in our regular e-newsletter.

Membership of the network is managed on behalf of JIT by DSDC.

To facilitate the sharing of information and promote positive networking opportunities, regular updates are provided on

  • Current and developing Telecare services in Scotland
  • Key Telecare contacts with local partnerships
  • Case studies

If you wish to raise a general issue or question regarding Telecare, you can do this via our online discussion forum. You need to register to use the forum, and you can do this by following this link and selecting Register from the options provided at the JIT online discussion forum. Alternatively, you can contact us via our website.

Falkirk & Forth Valley Falls Management Project

Falkirk Councils joint venture with Forth Valley Health on Falls Management amongst the 6000 users of the Community Alarm Service has made it through the long leeting process and onto the short leet for 2009 COSLA Excellence Award in the category for Advancing Citizen and Community Wellbeing and therefore a guarantee silver award winner and hoping for gold on 5 March 2009.

The Falkirk Falls Management Project utilises automatic falls monitors as part of its work which has significant reductions in the number of falls experienced amongst the service user group through the provision of falls prevention information for all service users and multi-factorial assessment of the reasons for falls at an early stage for those experiencing multiple falls. Linda Macpherson, the Project Manager, Falkirk Council, will give a short presentation of the project as lead of one of the forum groups at the next JIT event in February 2009.

Sunderland Echo

Attached is a link of a recent article criticising call centre staff, published in the Sunderland Echo. The full story can be accessed here