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Mediagrids Kicks Off Partner Recruitment Initiative With iTelecare Agreement: 20 March 2007; Specialist telecare solutions consultants to advance industry to the ‘third generation’ with Broadcare real-time broadband teleconferencing systems.

Hi-Tech care for the elderly won't exclude human contact: 1 March 2007; CARE of the elderly in the borough is set to be revolutionised after the much-debated Telecare scheme was given the go-ahead by Doncaster Council.

Brighton housing scheme with telecare IT wins European design award: 20 February 2007; A pioneering UK extra care housing scheme developed by Brighton & Hove City Council and Hanover Housing Association, which uses advanced telecare solutions to help support older people, has won a prestigious European design award.

Remote Nurse To Care To Provide Telecare In The UK: 16 February 2007; WebVMC, developer of the RemoteNurse telehealth system that enables 24 hour virtual medical care for remote disease management, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Home Telehealth Ltd., (HTL) one of the United Kingdom’s leading providers of telehealth products and managed care services.

Telecare on track for Edinburgh: 15 February 2007; The City of Edinburgh Council, Services for Communities in partnership with NHS Lothian has received a grant from the Scottish Executive of £565, 711 to develop telecare services. Telecare is assistive technology tailored to support individuals' needs so that they can live in their own home. It is of particular benefit to people who are vunerable. The Council and NHS Lothian are committed to enabling older people with support needs to be cared for at home rather than in care homes and hospital.

Tunstall leads European telecare project: 15 February 2007; Telecare specialist, Tunstall, is co-ordinating a part EU-funded project called SOPRANO, which will design and develop new telehealth solutions for elderly people.

A focus on telecare should be a priority: 8 February 2007; Changing demographics will need home-based health monitoring to keep the elderly out of institutional care Sarah Arnott, Computing

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