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.
Telecare Benchmarking is funded by the Scottish Government’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme and is delivered in partnership with Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN).
Our second Scottish Annual Telecare Data Report, covering January – December 2017, addresses the following key deliverable within the Scottish Government’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme:
Develop a national data monitoring repository/information system which supports the use of TEC data as part of local service planning and routine care management
Feasibility study for the provision of universal telecare services for the over 75s.
Â
Scotland is one of the few countries in Europe with a national strategic approach to the development of telehealth and telecare services. The National Telehealth and Telecare Delivery Plan for Scotland to 2015 was developed with partners from health, social care, housing and the third and independent sectors to provide a clear strategic direction for the use of technology to support health and social care delivery in Scotland.
Telecare Service Providers in Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service - working together to improve service delivery.
Â