Video assistance devices launched for elderly
A new mobile video assistance technology programme funded by the European Commission’s eTEN programme and designed to aid elderly people to live independently at home is ready for deployment. The Belgian designed Advanced TeleassisTance convErgent NeTwork for chronIc diseAse patieNts and Elders projecT – (ATTENTIANET) – offers elderly people a complete package to keep them […]
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Robosoft showcase robot to help elderly
Robosoft’s Robuter prototype French robotic specialist Robosoft has demonstrated a prototype service robot which can help elderly and handicapped people stay at home. The robot, launched at Microsoft’s Innovation Day in Brussels at the end of 2007, is a home-centric robot, which combines the internet and robotics technology to provide daily-life services to people staying […]
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Personal care budgets proposed for elderly and disabled
Proposals to give elderly and disabled people personal budgets to commission their own care will go out to local consultation with staff from all sectors and service users. The proposals outlined in a paper, Putting People First, call for “authentic partnership working” between local government, local NHS services, other statutory services, third and private sector […]
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Commission calls for an all-inclusive digital society
The European Commission has called for the creation of an all-inclusive digital society, embracing the one in three people across the EU currently excluded from digital society through lack of access and skills. The Commission estimates that economic benefits of €35-85 billion could be generated over five years, if broadband internet were available to all […]
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Orange Healthcare launched in France
Global mobile phone network provider Orange has created a division to compete in the e-health market. Named Orange Healthcare, the division will initially launch in France, as part of Orange France Télécom’s partnership in the country, with plans to expand across Europe over the next few years. Eric Le Bihan, vice-president of the health program […]
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Nurses use laptops for home visits in Alston
Community nurses in the small town of Alston, Cumbria will be able to visit housebound patients and keep track of their treatments after they were given broadband-enabled laptops as part of a Department of Health social enterprise pathfinder project. Alston Healthcare, was one of the DH’s 26 social enterprise pathfinder projects set up last year, […]
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PDA software lets nursing assistants review drugs
Providing mobile drug management tools and web-based training on drugs management to nursing assistants can help cut prescribing problems among the elderly, according to a new Swedish pilot presented in Austria yesterday. The pilot was based on providing community nursing assistants with PDAs carrying mobile drug management software, provided by Pharmtech, that links in real […]
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RTX launch new telehealth monitor
Danish telecare specialist, RTX Healthcare, is to launch a new wireless telehealth monitor, which it claims is interoperable with any clinical information system.
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Anoto launches digital pen and paper
Anoto Group, specialist in digital pen and paper technology has launched a new software package called Anoto Forms Solution, designed specifically for the European health market. The Norwegian specialist has designed the bundle to electronically capture and transmit data entered into paper based forms, using digital pens. Anoto’s VP for sales and marketing, Ebba Asly […]
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Malta awards Euros 15.8m health IT contract
The Maltese Government has awarded US Affiliated Computer Services, Inc a seven-year, Euros 15.8m ($21m) contract to provide modern health information systems. The new agreement is the first phase of the Maltese Government’s Integrated Health Information System (IHIS), which aims to improve the management of healthcare records. ACS will provide the hardware, software, and expertise […]
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