Telecare practitioner Rufus Handy articulates in a forthright manner what many people seem to be thinking about the way telecare is currently being presented and implemented. (more…)
Telecare Soapbox: Telecare ‘Smart Homes’ Nowhere Near Smart Enough
The Smart House movement pre-dates the introduction of telecare. Guy Dewsbury challenges the current trend of branding telecare-enabled accommodation as ‘smart’. Read his Telecare Soapbox item: and here is a links to a press release that exemplifies what he is objecting to. ‘Smart House’ uses new technology to promote independent living (more…)
Telecare Soapbox: Postscript to the UK budget announcement
What was Chancellor Gordon Brown up to when he announced that the VAT rate on equipment to help older and disabled people live independently would reduce to 5%? Steve Hards reflects. (more…)
Telecare Soapbox: LTC demonstrator sites to kill off small telecare suppliers?
Speculation by Steve Hards, concerning the potentially double-edged effect of the Department of Health’s large ‘White Paper pilots: whole system long term conditions (LTC) demonstrator programme’. (more…)
Telecare Soapbox: Tortoise or Hare – Who’s going to win the Telecare Race?
Dr Kevin Doughty, of the University of York’s Centre for Usable Home Technology speculates on the prospects for successful mainstreaming of telecare in the UK. (more…)
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