TSA TEC Blog
Welcome to the TSA blog. Browse the articles below or use the tags to list articles relevant to a particular subject.
Do you have an idea for a Blog or a Success Story then please contact marketing@tsa-voice.org.uk
Disrupting the procurement process
Date: 14 March 2019Nathan Downing, TSA Associate, lifts the lid on the world of the DPS... The traditional approach via tenders and frameworks for equipment and service procurement for care settings is well established within the public sector - but there’s a new kid on the block in the form of the DPS, or Dynamic
Embracing digital in housing
Date: 1 February 2019Tim Barclay, Chief Executive Officer at Appello - the UK’s largest provider of digital telecare services The UK is undergoing a digital change of significant proportions, as the telecommunications infrastructure shifts from analogue to digital. Housing providers are beginning to consider digital
A look in the TSA rear view mirror
Date: 20 December 2018Alyson Scurfield, TSA CEO So much as happened this past year, not just at the TSA but across the whole TEC sector. Matt Hancock took over as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, vowing to make a digital transformation in healthcare and have a ‘bonfire of the fax machine’. Mr Hancock, an
Navigating the digital transition
Date: 28 September 2018Phil Hollett – Director CSL It is not a surprise anymore. Everyone now understands that the transition from analogue to digital is not not going to happen. It is happening, and we need to embrace it to ensure we maximise the benefits it offers and are not just scarred by the challenges and changes
A busy time for learning
Date: 16 August 201816th August 2018 by Gillian Austin, TSA Training Associate The summer has been a busy time for learning, education and training. Lots of services are accessing the one day CPD training days that support Call Handling activities, as well as the Assessing for Telecare day that supports dispersed
Teamwork - less me more we
Date: 27 April 2018By Steve Carefull 27 April 2018 I can't think where this year has gone. January was as busy as any I can remember and it has just carried on getting busier. In a rare moment of reflection, I wondered how my life had become so complicated and hectic. It dawned on me that I enjoy the privilege of
A commitment to support teams
Date: 26 March 201826th March 2018 by Gillian Austin, TSA Training Associate Over the last 18 months I’ve embraced the opportunity to get stuck into something I feel strongly about - learning, education and training. It’s very important to give people the knowledge, skills and understanding to support the activities
A busy start
Date: 23 March 2018As part of TSA’s own transformation, Alyson announced in January the separation of all our standards activity from our membership services. We have created a new standards arm called TEC Quality and our goal is to show, beyond doubt, that the industry’s quality standards framework is independent
Supporting social care teams
Date: 16 January 2018Posted on 15 Jan 2018 Gillian Austin - TSA Associate Supporting social care teams to undertake basic telecare assessments The Telecare service in Dumfries and Galloway is jointly managed by Social Work Services and Communities. In 2017 work began to look at how the council could begin to deliver
Connected Communities, Connected Care
Date: 20 November 2017By Alyson Scurfield, Chief Executive of TSA 20 November 2017 Amongst the many health IT events each year, the International Technology Enabled Care conference stands out for its special focus on the people who will benefit the most from innovative solutions – users, patients and carers who can be
Page 3 of 5 (46 results)
Recent Posts
TEC Trends & Challenges in 2020
3 Feb 2020
Connected Powered Communities in Care
27 Jan 2020
The QSF - So What?
24 Jan 2020Recent News Articles
Hammad Butt @ Elevate /London Borough...
QSF Member Spotlight Hammad Butt @ Elevate /London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Tell us briefly who you are, your organisation and what
4 Feb 2020
BT launches Digital Voice for home...
TSA Digital Shift Campaign Following a successful pilot, BT has now launched Digital Voice as an option for home phone customers. This is in
3 Feb 2020
KCOM opens facilities for device...
TSA DIGITAL SHIFT CAMPAIGN KCOM have opened a testing facility and are inviting any TSA member wishing to test their devices to visit their site.
30 Jan 2020
TSA & AACE release info sheets for...
TSA and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) have joined forces to release two introductory but critical information sheets for those
28 Jan 2020Partners & Associates
Contact our team
01625 520 320
Discuss how our team can help you
