Category Archives: Telehealth

Review of Assistive Technology (NIHR / BBC News)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded themed review on the application of assistive technologies covers many interventions, including technology in the home, use of remote monitoring systems and the design of better environments for older people. Full … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged AAL-WELL: Ambient Assistive Living Technologies for Wellness, Advancing Knowledge of Telecare for Independence and Vitality in Later Life Project (AKTIVE), Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), ARCHIE Framework for Effective Telehealth and Telecare Services, Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home for People with Dementia: ATTILA Trial, Assistive Technology to Avoid Hospital Admissions, ATTILA Trial: Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home, Barriers to Mainstreaming Assistive Living Technologies (MALT), Barriers to Telecare Adoption, Bathing Adaptations in Homes of Older Adults: BATHOUT Trial, BBC Health News, Benefits of Remote Monitoring, BESiDE: Built Environment for Social Inclusion in Digital Economy, Care at Home Using Intelligent Robotic Omni-Functional Nodes (CHIRON), Care Research and Technology Centre: Imperial College London, Co-Motion: Mobility and Wellbeing in Later Life, COMODAL: COnsumer MODels for Assisted Living, CompanionAble: Integrated Cognitive Assistive and Domotic Companion Robotic Systems for Ability and Security, Compensating for Cortical Visual Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease, Computer Interactive Reminiscence and Conversation Aid Groups, Consumer Models for Assisted Living (COMODAL), Dementia Friendly Architecture: Reducing Spatial Disorientation in Dementia Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Design for Ageing Well: Improving the Quality of Life for Ageing Population Using a Technology Enabled Garment System, Design for People with Dementia, Designing for Wellbeing in Environments for Later Life (DWELL), Ecaalyx: Enhanced Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment, Engagement and Long Life, Ethical Frameworks FOR Telecare Technologies (EFORTT), Future Bathroom: Study of User-Centred Design Principles Affecting Usability Safety and Satisfaction in Bathrooms for People With Disabilities, Health Monitoring, Healthy Dementia Home (Professor David Sharp), Healthy Dementia Homes (UK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London), Home Monitoring, Imperial College London, Information Technology to Avoid Hospital Admissions, Kitchen Living in Later Life, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Cross-Council Programme (LHWCP), Location and Tracking Devices, Mainstreaming on Ambient Intelligence (MonAMI) Project, NANA: Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), New Dynamics of Ageing Programme (NDAP), NIHR CLAHRC, NIHR DC: NIHR Dissemination Centre, NIHR Invention for Innovation (NIHR i4i), NIHR School for Social Care Research (NIHR SSCR), NOCTURNAL: Night Optimised Care Technology for UserRs Needing Assisted Lifestyles, Non-Invasive Telemonitoring, Older People’s Living Environments (EVOLVE), Professor David Sharp: UK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London, Project About Loneliness and Social Networks (PALS) Study, Putting Life in Years (PLINY): Telephone Friendship Groups Research Study, Ready Steady Go: Telehealth Implementation Toolkit, Remote Monitoring Systems, RoboSafe: Trustworthy Robotic Assistants, Seamless User-Centred Proactive Provision of Risk-Stratified Treatment for Heart Failure (SUPPORT-HF), SOPRANO: Service Oriented Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans, Supporting Safe Walking for People with Dementia, Technology Platform for Assisted Living of People with Dementia and Their Carers, Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Telehealth, Telehealth (Remote Monitoring), Telemonitoring, TiKL: Transitions in Kitchen Living, TOTALCARE: Digital Healthcare Framework Integrating Secure Personal Monitoring With P2P (Peer to Peer) Medical Condition Community Support Focused on Ageing and Obesity, Tracking and Monitoring Technology to Avoid Hospital Admissions, TSB Assisted Living Platform, UK Dementia Research Institute, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), UK Dementia Research Institute: Imperial College London, USEFIL: Unobtrusive Smart Environments For Independent Living, UTOPIA Project: Using Telecare for Older People in Adult Social Care | Leave a comment

Technology and Surveillance in Care Services (CQC)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has started a series which covers the use of technology in care. The topics explored, so far, comprise: Introduction: how technology can support high-quality care. Using surveillance in care services. Handling personal information. Consent … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Surveillance, Apps, apps for Smartphones or Tablets, Apps Related to Dementia, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Benefits of Technology in Care, Capacity to Consent, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV Monitors, Code of Practice on Confidential Information, Codes of Practice for Handling Information in Health and Care, Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice, Consent, Consultation Before Using Surveillance, Covert Care Cameras, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Customer Safety, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Data Security and Information Governance, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS), Data Security Consent and Opt-outs, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Care, Digital Records, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Dignity and Consent, Ensuring Correct Personal Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Hidden Cameras, Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care Quality, Hidden Surveillance to Monitor Care, HSCIC Guide to Confidentiality (2013), Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Act 1998: Article 8 on Right to Privacy, ICO's CCTV Code of Practice, Information and Support for Providers and Carers, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Information Governance, Information Security Management: NHS Code of Practice, Information Technology, Informed Consent, Innovative Use of Technology to Help Answer CQC's Five Key Questions, Legal Advice Before Use of Technology to Monitor Without Explicit Consent, mHealth (Mobile Health), mHealth Apps, National Data Guardian's Ten Data Security Standards, Needs Assessment, New Technology, NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NHS Information Governance: Guidance, Open and Covert Surveillance, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Patient Safety, Personal Data, Personal Information, Personal Information to Support Better Care, Personal Information: Guidance, Personalised Technology, Personalised Technology for Building Social Contact, Privacy and Choice, Protectiion of Privacy in Surveillance, Recording Equipment: Permission (Consent), Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care 2016, Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Regulatory Sandboxing, Right to Privacy, Risk and Consent, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Special Category Data, Surveillance, Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, Surveillance Equipment, Surveillance to Monitor Care, Surveillance Training, Technology and Infrastructure Development, Technology in Care: Care Quality Commission Series, Technology Supporting High-Quality Care, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Text Messaging, Tracking Patient Care, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wearable Devices, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology) | Leave a comment

Outline National Strategy for Information Technology in Health and Care (DHSC / BBC News / NHS England / NIHR / HEE / WHO)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, has announced the latest vision for IT modernisation in the NHS, This will involve moving applications / data to cloud-based services, and technical standards which will allow NHS IT systems to be … Continue reading →

Evidence Gaps in the Implementation of eHealth Interventions for Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia (Internet Interventions)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is reported to be no shortage of evidence that eHealth interventions for informal carers of people living with dementia can be effective on numerous fronts, including: “ … improving a range of psychological outcomes in caregivers, such as … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer Centre Limburg: Maastricht University, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care: Maastricht University, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Burden, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Isolation, Carer Quality of Life: Demands of Caring, Carer Stress, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), Demands of Caring, Department of Family Practice: Maastricht University, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology: Maastricht University, eHealth Interventions, eHealth Interventions for Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers, Implementation of eHealth Interventions for Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia, Implementation Research, Improving Carer Health and Wellbeing, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Carers of People With Dementia, Internet Interventions (Journal), Maastricht University, Netherlands, School for Mental Health and Neurosciences: Maastricht University, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Support for Carers, Support for Carers of People with Dementia, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Recent Developments Regarding the Role(s) of Technology in the NHS (BBC News / Health Foundation / Institute for Fiscal Studies / King’s Fund / Nuffield Trust / NHS England / RCN / HEE / WHO)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has spoken of a £487 million investment into “Tech Transformation” in the NHS. Of this, £412 million has been pledged for improving technology in hospitals and increasing … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Barriers to Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations (Centre for Ageing Better / Northumbria University / University of the West of England)

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research into the lived experience of users home adaptations (and the professionals who work with these users) suggests that people sometimes delay adaptations to their homes due to a perceived “stigma” associated with handrails, ramps etc. Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Re-Entry Into the Community, Ageing Population, Appearance and Perceptions of Age and Disability, Barriers to Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations, Big Lottery Fund’s Ageing Better Programme, Big Lottery Funding, Bristol Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing (UWE), Building Research Establishment (BRE), CAPABLE Trial (USA): Reable-Repair-Adapt, Centre for Ageing Better, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), Control and Independence, Coping Strategies, Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), Elders Council of Newcastle, Embedding Patient Experience in Service Delivery, Embedding Patient Experience in Service Design, End-User Experience, Experience Based Co-Design, Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD), Experienced Based Design (EBD), Experiences, Experts by Experience, Facilitating Independence Grant (Proposal), HAIL Study (Australia), HIPI Trial (New Zealand), Home Adaptations, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Independence Choice and Risk, Independence in Older Adults, Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Lived Experience, Lived Experiences of Home Adaptations, Loss of Independence, Maintaining Independence, Maintaining Independence: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Major Adaptations Trial (Sweden), Newcastle City Council, Newcastle University, North Tyneside Council, Northumbria University, Participant Lived Experiences, Practitioner Experiences, Realist Approaches, Realist Reviews, Realist Syntheses, Regaining Independence, Role of Home Adaptations in Improving Later Life, Services Maximising Independence, Smart Home Adaptations, Staying Independent, Staying Independent: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Stigma, Stigma of Ugly Home Adaptations, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations, Triggers and Tipping Points (in Housing Adaptation), University of the West of England | Leave a comment

Telecare for Older People in Adult Social Care (King’s College London)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The UTOPIA Project, conducted by King’s College London (and partners), surveyed English local authorities on their use of assistive technology and telecare to support older people. It investigates a conundrum: “An important context to the study was an earlier, … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care and Wellbeing, Adult Social Care Departments (ASCDs), Adult Social Care in England, Assessments For Telecare, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), ASTRID: Social and Technological Response to Meeting the Needs of Individuals With Dementia and Their Carers, Barriers to Technology Use, Carer Support, De Montfort University, Delaying and Reducing the Need for Care and Support, Dementia Friendly Technology, Dementia-Friendly Technology and Service Providers, Digital Technology, Electronic Assistive Technology or Telecare (ATT), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Enhancing Quality of Life for People With Care and Support Needs, Helping Disoriented People, Housing and Telecare Learning and Improvement Network, Housing LIN, Information Generated by Telecare, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Jeremy Porteus, Keeping People Living With Dementia Oriented, King’s College London, King’s Research Portal, Loneliness, Loneliness and Isolation, Managing Risk, National Institute for Health Research School for Social Care Research (NIHR SSCR), NIHR School for Social Care Research, NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR), Orientation, Positive Experiences of Care and Support, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention of Carer Breakdown, Promoting Safety, Queen Margaret University, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Rehabilitation and Dementia, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, School for Social Care Research (SSCR), SCWRU: Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King’s College London), Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, Social Contact, Social Isolation and Loneliness, South Lanarkshire Dementia Technology Initiative, Support with Orientation, Supporting the Independence of People With Dementia, Technology in Dementia Care, Telecare and Dementia, Telecare LIN, Telecare Prolonging Community Living in Dementia, Telecare Services Association Codes of Practice for Telecare and Teleheath, Telecare: Barriers and Facilitators, Telehealth, Telemonitoring, UK Whole System Demonstrator Trial, Unpaid Carers, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, UTOPIA Project, Whole System Demonstrator (WSD), Whole System Demonstrator Programmes, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, WSD: Whole System Demonstrator Programme | Leave a comment

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