National Care Association seeks digital project volunteers
The National Care Association is seeking volunteers to join a special interest group to inform the development of a digital service for…
Technology
18 councils win digital integrated care funding
NHS Digital has awarded eighteen councils a share of £1.4m to develop digital projects that support social care. Successful bids include Westminster…
App-based feedback improves Derbyshire home service
Nether Hall in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, is one of the first care homes in the country to use a new app-based feedback system…
Care home residents in London benefit from joined-up care
Health and care organisations across south east London are improving care by connecting two successful electronic care record systems. Previously two separate…
Technology revolutionising service at Optivo care homes
Housing association Optivo is revolutionising services at its care homes with a new digital care management tool that hooks up to computers…
Embrace digital technology, says CQC inspector
Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission, has encouraged care providers to embrace innovative digital technologies…
Care home group moves to the cloud with Auxilion
Care home group, Canford Healthcare, is implementing a major technology programme with international cloud transformation and support company, Auxilion. Canford, which employs…
iPads ‘Substantial Potential’
iPads have ‘substantial potential’ to improve quality of life for care home residents. Interest in the use of touchscreen technology to improve…