Publications

In this edition we have on opinion piece from Richard Foggie, formerly of the Department of Business, Innovations and Skills, regarding the development of the telecare industry over the past decade. There is also an article from a company called Feros Care, an Australian organisation about to roll out the country's first ever professional workshops on telehealthcare.

In this edition we have an article from John Mooney, Managing Director of Jontek, regarding the impact mcare could have on quality of life and well-being. There is also news of the TF3 Consortium, which is made up by Tunstall, Fold TeleCare and S3 Group, who have secured a 6 year contract to improve telehealth services for patients with long term conditions in Ireland.

In this edition we have an opinion piece from Roy Lilley, broadcaster on the health and the NHS, commenting on the NHS's failure to see that patients can add value to the service through the use of telecare and telehealth. There is also a review from the National Telecare and Telehealth Conference 2011, which once again reinforced the UK's position as a leading force in the telecare and telehealth market.

In this edition of the Link, we look at what's on the political agenda for telecare and telehealth, in light of the general elections. We also have a piece looking at innovations from around the world in terms of telecare and telehealth.

The Telecare Services Association's Annual Report 2010-2011 is positioned as an independent document for telecare and telehealth, with 6000 copies distributed to policy makers and opinion formers across the UK.