The new Telecare Soapbox feature allows people to sound off about current issues. First to leap onto the box is Dr Kevin Doughty, Deputy Director of the Centre for Usable Home Technology at the University of York. He speculates on the prospects for successful mainstreaming of telecare in the UK. Navigate to it via the Soapbox link above.
A draft strategy for social services in Wales launched yesterday by Health and Social Services Minister Dr Brian Gibbons, will promote independence and well being. “By, for example, using new technology, Telecare, they are able to manage risk and provide a less intrusive, more responsive style of care.”
Welsh Assembly Government press release: In Welsh. In English.
If existing healthcare providers cannot change, or will not, new providers that manage health with new technologies may create problems for them. Wireless Healthcare’s £95 report and a purchasing link.