Telecare

TEC Telecare works in partnership with the Local Government Digital Office and TEC in Housing, and engages with telecare service providers, citizens and other key stakeholders to provide leadership and support to drive continuous improvement, transformation and innovation in telecare deployment and service delivery.

In October, additional winter 2021-22 funding was announced by the Scottish Government. The funding is part of measures being put in place to support current system pressures. NHS Boards, Integration Authorities and Local Authorities are expected to work collaboratively to ensure a whole system response.

In particular, funding is available for the following purposes:

By Nicola.Padden, Fri, 13/08/2021

Welcome to the August 2021 Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Telecare Update.Ā 

A general summary and update on the telecare work streams that are currently being progressed by TEC:

By Nicola.Padden, Tue, 03/08/2021

ResponseĀ is a key component of a telecare service; theĀ responseĀ provided can determine the outcome for the telecare customer and the impact on health and care services.Ā Ā Some of you will remember a TEC telecareĀ responseĀ workshop in 2018, at which participants agreed it would be helpful to have guidance on developing a business case for a localĀ responseĀ service.Ā 

Building Your Case for a Local TelecareĀ ResponseĀ ServiceĀ aims to support telecare service managers to make the case for introducing or improving theirĀ response.Ā 

ThisĀ resource:

I joined the TEC Telecare Team in the summer of 2021 and provide support to multiple projects within Telecare. Before this position I found myself working for Scottish Television, and even as a Chef! Outside of work, I play golf and follow American Football.

David has a proven track record of nearly 30 years professional experience of delivering, leading and managing across a wide range of housing, third sector and health and social care settings. During this time, he has focused on continually developing skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience to assist him to work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to improve the lives of citizens in their own homes.