Telecare Elsewhere
CSIP England
The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) provides information on Telecare as part of its Telecare LIN, which is the national network supporting local service redesign through the application of Telecare and telehealth to aid the delivery of housing, health, social care and support services for older and vulnerable people. You can find out more, and register for monthly newsletters at CSIP Telecare LIN.
Outcomes from Telecare and Advanced Assistive Technology - Two Years of Progress
The CSIP held an event in London at the end of January. One of our team attended and you can read his event report here.
event report [52Kb]
The English Department of Health provides information on its website about Building Telecare in England.
The Telecare Services Association (TSA) is the representative body for the Telecare industry in the UK. On the TSA website, you will find Information about standards, best practice, the TSA Code of Practice, accredited members, and benefits of joining the TSA www.telecare.org.uk.
CAALYX: A new generation of location-based services in healthcare
A recent article in the International Journal of Health Geographics introducing CAALYX - Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experience, an EU funded project that aims at increasing older people's autonomy and self confidence by developing a wearable light device capable of measuring specific vital signs of the elderly, detecting falls and location, and communicating automatically in real time with the care provider in case of an emergency can be found here.
Telehealth System slashes hospital admissions in COPD patients
You can view the recent article in the Nusing Times net dated 12th September 2009 here
Care Coordination/Home Telehealth
A copy of a case study published in Telemedicine and e-health December 2008 on Care Co-ordination/Home Telehealth: The Systematic Implementation of Health Informatics, Home Telehealth, and Disease Management to Support the Care of Veteran Patients with Chronic Conditions is now available.
Evaluation of Assistive Technology
This report provides an evaluation of Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust's use of telecare support for older people with mental health problems.
report [208Kb]
Assistive Technology Staffordshire (Cannock) - Case Study
The focus of this case study is on the Just Checking system set up in the Cannock area in 2006 as a tool to support the assessment process and to monitor people with dementia who live in the community (dispersed or supported housing), providing a daily chart of activity via the internet. You can read the full study here.
Telehealth in Kent: what's behind its success?
The full report from the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement on Telehealth in Kent: what's behind its success? is available here.
Telehealth in Kent: what's behind its success? [1Mb]
European Centre for Connected Health in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is leading the way in developing new technologies to help people with chronic conditions live independently at home. You can find out more about the centre online at www.eu-cch.org
Evaluation of Preventative Technology Grant
Durham County Council have evaluated the impact of the PTG grant on their telecare services, and made a number of recommendations in their report [798Kb] for the continuation of their telecare strategy.
Telecare events across the UK
Interested in Telecare events being organised throughout the UK? Keep an eye on our Upcoming Events section for details.
Telecare Learning and Improvement Network eNewsletter
The eNewsletter issued in February 2009 provides useful information of Telecare elsewhere. There is also a feature of our Telehealth - Telecare event which took place in February 2009.
