Malcolm Fisk

Malcolm Fisk is a supplier representative on the TSA Board and was elected its Chair in May 2006.

Malcolm Fisk has extensive experience relating to telecare, housing and older people's services in the private sector, local government and universities. His private sector work includes 4 years as Product Manager for Wolsey Electronics and the last five years as founder and Managing Director of Insight Social Research Ltd. Insight employs five full time research active staff and undertakes consultancy for local authorities, government bodies, housing associations and charities. The main areas covered include social alarms / telecare, housing, community care, older people and community development. In such work an appropriate balance is maintained between commercial and user interests. He is currently setting up a new company, ISIS Ltd., that is developing sensors for use within smart homes and telecare systems.

In the two years that saw the setting up of ASAP, Malcolm Fisk was both a member of the Executive Committee and acted as specialist advisor to them. He subsequently produced, for ASAP, their Guide to Purchasing Social Alarm Monitoring Services.

Notable is Malcolm Fisk's wide range of publications. These include the 1989 edited volume Alarm Systems and Elderly People. 2003 however, saw the publication of his book (by The Policy Press) Social Alarms to Telecare: Older People's Services in Transition. The book reviews have pointed to it becoming the 'industry standard', being 'an original and long awaited contribution', 'an invaluable reference work, well researched' and 'compulsive reading'.