Exc: Five areas to be examined by PRSB as it sets standards for social care
The PRSB will use information gathered in focus groups to develop standards for social care professionals to follow when developing digital solutions.
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NHS Digital asks PRSB to create national standard for social care
During the first stage PRSB will be working with different local areas across England to determine which social care situations require national standards.
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16 organisations share £4.5m grant to roll digital social care projects
Sixteen organisations are set to receive a share of £4.5m to enable them to roll out their local digital projects on a wider scale.
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Edinburgh Uni to launch £20m research centre to transform later life care
The Uni has partnered with Legal & General to offer a 7-year research programme across medicine, life sciences, engineering, informatics and data sciences.
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Social care software provider included in fastest-growing tech companies list
Person Centred Software, which enables care to be logged digitally via an app, has been placed 31st on the Deloitte Tech Fast 50.
Clinical Software
‘Time running out’ for telecare services to go digital
Around 900,000 telecare users in the UK could be affected as BT and Virgin Media begin to retire analogue phone networks, a report from Doro Care has suggested.
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Liverpool rolls out city-wide telemedicine service to care homes
Immedicare’s telemedicine platform provides care home residents with 24-hour access to clinicians based at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in Yorkshire.
Infrastructure
Servelec and Totalmobile to roll out new social care app in Cambridgeshire
The new platform aims to support 250 social care workers at Cambridgeshire Country Council who provide reablement support in the community.
Clinical Software
NHS Digital launches £4.8m funding for digital social care programmes
The grant is for products that have already been piloted in local areas, or have a strong evidence base, with a view to implementing them in larger areas.
Digital Patient
Entry level data security toolkit to give care providers access to NHSMail
The entry level of the DSPT has been specifically designed for care providers as a stepping stone towards achieving the full toolkit.
Cyber Security
