Surrey County Council will be investing millions of pounds to help elderly and disabled residents continue to live independently.

Cutting edge technology provided by the county council is helping people to stay in their own homes, giving peace of mind to their relatives.

Yorkshire based data services company InTechnology is set to launch a new service that could transform the lives of patients and save the NHS millions of pounds every year.

The move by Pennsylvania this week to expand its Telemedicine program to include a broader raange of specialties reflects a broader trend of states taking similar action to improve healthcare access in underserved communities. But it’s not mainstream yet.

The drive to improve access to assistive technologies, for social care service users in Essex, has exceeded the 20% goal the local council set, with 59% confirmed as now taking up innovative ways of managing their care.

Care workforce development experts Skills for Care have this week launched a ‘Supporting Dementia Workers’ guide, dedicated to realising the potential of social care employers throughout England when facing the growing challenges of dementia care.

A new iPad-based memory test can spot dementia in its earliest stages, when treatment can be most beneficial.

The South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA) has been awarded a three-year contract to support INNOVAge, a European Union funded project aimed at driving innovation, research and technology development for independent living among elderly individuals.

IMS Research predicts that consumers’ self-monitoring health devices, rather than those used in managed telehealth systems, will provide the largest opportunity for wireless technologies over the next five years.

A new national programme to transform the lives of nearly 170,000 older people across the UK, and encourage innovative firms to make the most of a market with high growth potential was launched today with a £37million boost.