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Driving digital inclusion - Why WiFi in a care setting matters
Date: 29 October 2019According to a UN report, the right to internet access, also known as the right to broadband or freedom to connect, is a right to be enjoyed by all but in UK care homes this provision is shockingly low. Carl Atkey from Appello sets out the broad benefits and suggests there are cost effective ways
Digital Switchover: Are we focusing on the destination rather than the journey?
Date: 27 September 2019Digital transformation is not a destination; it’s a journey that may take housing and care providers years to complete, says Jon Marshall of Securus Group, but there are ways to form a comfortable bridge between the two systems. Providers will face a number of commercial and operational
The Vigilence of Cyber Security in TEC
Date: 27 September 2019The older analogue alarm systems presented a natural barrier to ‘cyber threats’, at least for end user devices. So, the shift to digital highlights a need for vigilance in terms of cyber and data security that cannot be ignored by Steve Sadler, Associate Technical Lead at TSA Telecare
Why Isn't Our TEC Industry Booming?
Date: 3 September 2019New digital solutions will enable both preventative activities, a means of sharing data and provide services that will appeal to consumers, by Adrian Scaife, Alcuris Ltd. On first glance the numbers of people using our services should be growing year on year along with the success of our
How Technology Can Help Care
Date: 5 August 2019A digital shift over a period of six to seven years presents local authorities with an opportunity to fundamentally redesign their TEC systems, taking advantage of emerging digital technology so they can provide proactive, not reactive services. But it also presents them with many challenges. One
The Digital Difference
Date: 27 June 2019The Digital Difference: how the transition to Digital will revolutionise health and social care In recognition of Digital Leaders Week, Gavin Bashar of Tunstall Healthcare explores the potential impact of the UK’s move from an analogue to digital communications network, and how this could
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
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
Start with Why
Date: 26 July 2017Steve Carefull PA Consulting/Argenti 26 July 2017 Online shopping, holiday booking, dating, e-learning, banking, ordering a cab or a curry; many areas of our lives have been changed by the shift to digital channels. Support for health and wellbeing too is offered digitally, from fitness monitors
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