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Older people with dementia could be tagged, says Minister: 19 April 2007; Older people with dementia could be tagged to help their families feel “safe and secure” about their whereabouts, science minister Malcolm Wicks has suggested.

Tunstall’s Telecare Training Tool Endorsed by College of Occupational Therapists: 17 April 2007; Unique online learning resource is first of its kind to gain endorsement of British professional body for occupational therapy staff.

DH to pilot care from home in July: 12 April 2007; The Department of Health has announced that it will be beginning piloting primary care commissioning of telecare in July, with pilot sites chosen by next month.

BMJ article - Telemonitoring Or Structured Telephone Support Programmes For Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis: 10 April 2007; Results: 14 randomised controlled trials (4264 patients) of remote monitoring met the inclusion criteria: four evaluated telemonitoring, nine evaluated structured telephone support, and one evaluated both. Remote monitoring programmes reduced the rates of admission to hospital for chronic heart failure by 21% (95% confidence interval 11% to 31%) and all cause mortality by 20% (8% to 31%); of the six trials evaluating health related quality of life three reported significant benefits with remote monitoring, and of the four studies examining healthcare costs with structured telephone support three reported reduced cost and one no effect.

Elderly benefiting from new alarm system: 3 April 2007; HUNDREDS of older Cumbrians are benefiting from an innovative community alarm service which helps people remain in their own homes for longer.

Updated telecare national framework agreement delivers increased choice and savings: 30 March 2007; The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) has undertaken a comprehensive review of its telecare national framework agreement. From 1 April 2007, the range of products and services will increase enhancing the initial national framework agreement (NFA) offering.

Mediagrids Kicks Off Partner Recruitment Initiative With iTelecare Agreement: 20 March 2007; Specialist telecare solutions consultants to advance industry to the ‘third generation’ with Broadcare real-time broadband teleconferencing systems.

Hi-Tech care for the elderly won't exclude human contact: 1 March 2007; CARE of the elderly in the borough is set to be revolutionised after the much-debated Telecare scheme was given the go-ahead by Doncaster Council.

Brighton housing scheme with telecare IT wins European design award: 20 February 2007; A pioneering UK extra care housing scheme developed by Brighton & Hove City Council and Hanover Housing Association, which uses advanced telecare solutions to help support older people, has won a prestigious European design award.

Remote Nurse To Care To Provide Telecare In The UK: 16 February 2007; WebVMC, developer of the RemoteNurse telehealth system that enables 24 hour virtual medical care for remote disease management, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Home Telehealth Ltd., (HTL) one of the United Kingdom’s leading providers of telehealth products and managed care services.

Telecare on track for Edinburgh: 15 February 2007; The City of Edinburgh Council, Services for Communities in partnership with NHS Lothian has received a grant from the Scottish Executive of £565, 711 to develop telecare services. Telecare is assistive technology tailored to support individuals' needs so that they can live in their own home. It is of particular benefit to people who are vunerable. The Council and NHS Lothian are committed to enabling older people with support needs to be cared for at home rather than in care homes and hospital.

Tunstall leads European telecare project: 15 February 2007; Telecare specialist, Tunstall, is co-ordinating a part EU-funded project called SOPRANO, which will design and develop new telehealth solutions for elderly people.

A focus on telecare should be a priority: 8 February 2007; Changing demographics will need home-based health monitoring to keep the elderly out of institutional care Sarah Arnott, Computing

PASA Publish National Framework Agreement: 30 June 2006; The national framework agreement for telecare - Part A is launched 30 June Having been developed to support the Department of Health's vision in Building Telecare in England

Scottish Executive issue new report: 26 May 2006; From the Range and Capacity Review Group comes a report including "The Vision for Care" covering Telecare

Three Valleys Housing need Carelink Operator: 15 May 2006; A part time Carelink Operator is required for Three Valleys busy call centre in Nottingham.

Tynetec secures multi-million partnership deal: 12 May 2006; Tynetec secures multi-million partnership deal to deliver new care technology to Anchor Trust

Annual Conference Details Announced: 11 May 2006; The first programme for this years TSA Conference is now available.

Free Evening Assistive Technology Event: 28 April 2006; Organised by London Technology Network

Welsh National Service Framework for Older People: 4 April 2006; Wales NHS website has information on the new framework

Partnerships for Older People Projects information available: 4 April 2006; The Department of Health have issued information the next round of POPPS bids

Wanless Review TSA Press Release: 3 April 2006; Securing Good Care For Older People

Kings Fund Wanless Report: 31 March 2006; Replay of programme interviews

Securing Good Care for Older People Report now out: 30 March 2006; Published this week by Sir Derek Wanless

Preventative Technology Grant Arrangements Announced: 27 March 2006; For link to full details see below

Camden seek Telecare Equipment Provider: 27 March 2006; A two year contract for providers of Telecare and Telehealth devices, as joint investors in the provision of a quality service in Camden London Borough

Could Telecare have helped save Joan?: 22 March 2006; 79 year old Joan Irish died after carers failed to visit her.

Code of Practice Training Places Still Available: 22 March 2006; The new TSA Code of Practice Parts 1,2, and 3 has training courses available to members and non members in London and Manchester

Book Now for Code of Practice Training Courses: 15 February 2006; Starting with Part One in Hinckley on March 6th, there is a full programme of courses, covering parts 1, 2 and 3.

Assistive Technology Study Days at York: 13 February 2006; York St John University College, are holding 4 study days in line with CSIPs "Building Telecare in England" agenda

SHP in London require out of hours service: 9 February 2006; SHP is inviting expressions of interest to provide an out of hours emergency telephone service to its residents

Wandsworth BC invite tenders: 9 February 2006; Supply of dispersed alarm and telecare equipment for the borough.

New Report From the ODPM: 6 February 2006; The Social Exclusion Unit of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has launched a report entitled ‘ A Sure Start to Later Life: Ending Inequalities for Older People

DoH White Paper issued: 1 February 2006; "Our Health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services"

Liam Byrnes Message to Telecare Conference: 23 January 2006; Laing and Buisson held their second Telecare and Assistive Technology Conference in London on January 18th.Lyam Byrne although unable to attend sent a message to the conference

Sutton Require Mobile Response Service: 13 January 2006; London Borough of Sutton are inviting expressions of interest from TSA organisations that would like to provide a mobile response service in the borough for Safecall clients

DH Announcement on Allocation of 80million Grant: 9 January 2006; Local Authority Social Services Letter LASSL (2005)6 has been issued by the Department of Health confirming the allocation of the £80million Preventative Technologies Grant

Updated Community Alarms workbook from ODPM: 13 December 2005; PI Workbook for community alarms available from the Supporting People website

Oaklee Housing Seek Monitoring Tender Applicants: 30 November 2005; A three year monitoring contract covering Ireland is out to tender from Oaklee Housing

Supporting People website issue TSA recognition: 29 November 2005; The ODPM has issued on its Supporting People website today (link provided) the official recognition of the TSA Code of Practice as a passport through the Supporting People Quality Assessment Framework (Main and Lite).

E Services on Demand for Connected Homes Seminar: 28 November 2005; De Montfort University (DMU) and OpenHub (OH) are on the brink of some very exciting developments that could revolutionise the way we think about Service provision and supply to connected homes.

Delivering for Health Scotland: 28 November 2005; News from www.scotland.gov.uk

Initial Community Care Take over Attendo Systems: 23 November 2005; The takeover of Attendo Systems by Initial Community Care has been announced

New Report on Social Inclusion: 4 November 2005; The Social Exclusion Unit has issued reports on Inclusion Through Innovation and Improvement Services, Improving Lives - Evidence and Key Themes

TSA AGM Date Announced: 2 November 2005; Next years AGM will be held at the Victoria Park Plaza, in London

TAHI Conference on Smart Homes: 2 November 2005; Conference to boost smart services in the home

New TSA Code of Practice Launched: 6 October 2005; Telecare Services Association (TSA)launches its new Code of Practice Parts 1, 2 and 3.

TSA Code of Practice recognised by ODPM: 4 October 2005; TSA's Revised Code of Practice Strategic Framework and Parts One, Two and Three has been recognised by the ODPM as having achieved passported status to the Supporting People Quality Assessment Frameworks Main and Lite to a Level C.

ASAP Changes its Name: 3 October 2005; ASAP has changed its name to the The Telecare Services Association (TSA) to reflect the language now generally adopted in the market and by government.

Expressions of Interest requested by Kings Lynn BC: 21 September 2005; Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council are invited expressions of interest for their monitoring service.

Hanover Housing Scotland have a vacancy: 8 September 2005; A new position has been created at Hanovers Careline facility in Edinburgh for an Operational Manager

New radio frequency: 25 August 2005; What does the new radio frequency mean to service providers?

Book Now for ASAP Annual Conference 2005: 8 August 2005; This years conference is less than 3 weeks away. Book now to ensure your place.

DH Launch Telecare Policy: 21 July 2005; July 19 saw Liam Byrne, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services, launch the DH Policy guidelines on Telecare and the Preventative Technology Grant following the Collaborative process put in place after last July's Comprehensive Spending Review.

Supporting People Service Review Info: 8 July 2005; ASAP Code of Practice passports Worcestershire alarm services through the 6 core objectives of the QAF

20 20 Conference Still Places Left: 6 July 2005; Guarantee your say in future and care services.Book your place at the 20/20 Housing and Care Forum, Eastwood Hall Conference Centre, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire Friday 22 July 2005

ASAP Conference Now Open for Bookings: 28 June 2005; The 11th Annual Conference "Telecare- Turning the Promise into Practice" is set to become the best ever.

Tunstall Group Acquired by Bridgepoint: 20 June 2005; Tunstall, a European market leader in personal and home reassurance telecare solutions, has been acquired by Bridgepoint. At the same time, Tunstall has acquired Attendo Response and Attendo Systems.

Attendo Systems UK acquired by HuckleHayes: 16 June 2005; One of the UKs leading telecare providers is pleased to announce the acquisition of the company by HuckleHayes

20 20 Housing and Care Forum: 27 May 2005; Taking place on 22nd July 05 at Eastwood Hall Nottingham

ADULT SOCIAL CARE GREEN PAPER CONSULTATION EXERCIS: 20 May 2005; The Department of Health is keen to promote the Green Paper on Adult Social Care and to make as many organisations as possible aware of its content and of the consultation exercise that is currently being conducted.

Wulvern require monitoring service: 16 May 2005; Expressions of interest in providing a community alarm monitoring service

Caerphilly require Community Alarm SHO: 28 April 2005; Responsible for the day to day management of the community alarm and telecare service.

Fire and Sheltered Housing Information: 12 April 2005; Recent information from the London Chief Fire Officer regarding monitoring Sheltered Housing.

Government Report on Excluded Older People: 30 March 2005; From the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister following the Consultation on Excluded Older People in October

ASAP with 20 20 vision: 30 March 2005; Have your say in the consultation process. Responses required by July 31

New Green Paper from DOH: 23 March 2005; Recommending the better use of technology to support people

Taunton Helpline Require Control Centre Manager: 10 March 2005; For more information see our Jobs section

Government £60 million older people funding: 7 March 2005; New £60 Million grant available for independant living.

DoH Strategic Decision Support Topic Sheets: 2 March 2005; This will form the nucleus of advice to local councils and partner stakeholders in the formation of telecare strategies.

CSHS Conference: 1 March 2005; 'Health promotion and active ageing’ events which may be of interest website visitors.

Attendo have major new investor: 21 February 2005; Bridgepoint, a UK based investment company have acquired a major shareholding in Attendo.

Bolton at Home require Elderly Services Manager: 8 February 2005; For more information see our jobs section.

Bosch Require Sales Executive: 1 February 2005; Required for the Social Alarm section.

Code of Practice FAQs: 24 January 2005; Here are the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about ASAPs Code of Practice

Member Forum Dates for 2005: 21 January 2005; New Dates for Member Forums January to May

CSHS Demetia Conference Special Rate for ASAP: 21 January 2005; CSHS are offering a special rate for ASAP members and an early booking discount.

Changes to Longer Term Care Announced: 12 January 2005; Health Secretary Reid unveils new changes to longer term conditions care.

Chelmer H P invite Expressions of Interest: 10 January 2005; CHP is looking for suitable organisations to run their social alarm service.

Supporting People Review: 7 January 2005; New Documents issued

Accreditation numbers boosted: 11 December 2004; Now 38 organisations have Code of Practice Part 1 accreditation, and 8 Code of Practice Part 2

New NHS Guidelines on Prevention of Falls: 8 December 2004

South East and North West Member Forum Notes: 8 December 2004; Notes of the Meetings now available.

Telecare Policy Collaborative Website Launch: 22 November 2004; Telecare Policy Collaborative web site launched 16 November

Hanover Housing require Service Centre Manager: 18 November 2004; For their operation in Chippenham.

Supporting People Quality Assessment Framework: 15 November 2004; New documents issued by the ODPM

Shetland Isles Invite Tenders: 15 November 2004; Shetland Isles Council is looking for interested parties to run their community alarm monitoring service.

Telecare and Assistive Technology Conference 05: 4 November 2004; Laing & Buisson have organised a one day conference for 26 January 05

Special Lottery Grant for WW2 Veterans: 2 November 2004; WW2 Veterans can apply for a grant towards a commemorative visit to areas of British Armed Forces action during the Second World War.

Two November Conferences from CSHS: 2 November 2004; Dementia - the implications for sheltered housing and Supporting People - what the future holds

ASAP Conference Photos: 19 October 2004; Here is a taste of this years Conference More photos available in the members area.

ASAP have appointed a new Operations Manager: 8 October 2004

Places available Code of Practice Training: 3 September 2004; There are still some places left on the Code of Practice Training Course to be held in Falkirk Scotland.

ASAP Conference only 1 week away: 1 September 2004; ASAP holds its 10th Anniversary Conference in just 1 week.Get your booking form in now!

2 Vacancies at Hanover Scotland: 23 August 2004; Hanover Scotland require a Careline Supervisor and a Careline Teleoperator

Government Gives 80m for Smart Home Technology: 13 July 2004; 160,000 people to benefit within the next two years.

AGM 2004: 8 June 2004; This years AGM held at Daresbury Park, Warrington was very well attended.

New Supplier Sector Director: 7 June 2004; John Lowe from Tunstall takes over as supplier representative.

Conference Programme now Available: 20 May 2004; Full Conference Details are Workshop options now available

Election of Directors: 20 May 2004; The Board of Directors for ASAP was confirmed at the AGM in Warrington on 18th May

Community Alarm Centre Manager needed by Mole Valley D.C.: 14 April 2004

Supported Housing Team Leader needed by Corby DC: 1 April 2004; Corby District Council have a vacancy for a Supported Housing Team Leader

Member Forum Minutes available in Members Area: 30 March 2004; The minutes of the Welsh Member Forum in Caerphilly, Northern Member Forum, held at North East Carelink in Grimsby and the Scottish Member Forum in Falkirk and the Midlands Forum at Cannock Chase now available in the members area

Stephen Ladyman addresses ICES Conference: 17 March 2004; At the ICES Conference March 7-9, Stephen Ladyman gave a keynote speech on older people and Telecare

Warrington Training Event now full: 8 March 2004; Spaces still available at Ripon and Birmingham.

Peterborough C.C. needs Community Alarm Officer: 25 February 2004; For more information see jobs section

Publications on Assistive Technology: 20 February 2004; Publications are available from the Audit Commission and Housing Learning and Improvement Network.

Book now for Code of Practice Training in Ripon: 19 February 2004; There are still a few places left at the Code of Practice Training Course inRipon on 13 May

CACFOA Consultation Document: 13 February 2004; For the urgent attention of members.Public consultation document on a model agreement between fire authorities and alarm receiving centres.

For information on housing based care: 23 January 2004; The new website launched by the Department of Health offers useful information for the housing sector.

AGM and Spring Conference: 23 January 2004; Date for your diary AGM 18 May 2004

Assistive Technology Conference: 21 January 2004; Smart Thinking - Smart SolutionsConference for all in the Telecare Industry10-11 May 2004Supported by Hanover Housing Association and the Change Agent TeamDepartment of Health and Radar

Conference Photos: 19 November 2003; This years conference at the Hanover Hinckley in Leicestershire.

WDTM Agreement: 14 November 2003; New partnership with Holland's equivelant of ASAP.

Executive Committee AGM: 1 July 2003; The Executive Committee and ASAP staff at the AGM

Agm Awards: 1 July 2003; Awards given at this years AGM

FBU strikes: 13 January 2003; Members' attention is drawn to the updated information on the strikes within the members' forum.

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