Telecare eNewsletter August 2012

This month we have seen the publication of the second journal article covering the Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) evaluation. With major NHS changes taking place in just over six months, further details are published about the transition arrangements together with DH consultations on how the new system will operate. There is a new DH commissioning toolkit on respiratory diseases and NICE are consulting on a dementia quality standard for social care. There are indications that the Dilnot recommendations on social care may be implemented from 2015. The Government's procurement framework for telecare and telehealth has been extended until August 2013. There are important conferences coming up in the Autumn covering telehealth and telecare - AAL Forum (opens new window)(Sept), Health Service (opens new window)Journal/Nursing Times (Oct), Telecare Services Association (opens new window)(Nov) and Royal Society of Medicine (opens new window)(Nov) - booking is now open.

A short supplement is available covering evaluations, journal articles & surveys (January to June 2012) (doc (opens new window), pdf (opens new window)). The links section is also now available in a separate supplement rather than in the main newsletter (doc (opens new window), pdf (opens new window)).

If you would like daily information on #telecare and #telehealth, then a Twitter stream is available at the TelecareLIN web site (you do not need to register on Twitter and it is accessible to organisations not able to connect directly to social media): http://www.telecarelin.org.uk/News/twitterStream/ (opens new window)