Carecall, the telemonitoring service for older and vulnerable people in the Stockport area, received their award as Premium Member of the Telecare Services Association (TSA), the national governing body for Telecare and Telehealth in the UK on 15 November 2010. The award was presented by Fran Taberner, Chair of the TSA at an event held at the Hilton Metropole in London.
Over 800 delegates attended the three day national conference for presentations, workshops and to pick up best practice tips from others in the industry. Carecall were invited to run a workshop ‘Pathway to accreditation’ to support and advise others in gaining the TSA accreditation due to the success of Carecall’s own project. Delegates attending the work shop have since requested a further training session to see how the code has affected working practices and to further discuss the processes involved. Delegates will be attending the session at the Carecall office in Bredbury from all over the country with one attending from Bosch, Germany.
There were representatives from service providers from across the UK and manufacturers demonstrating new technologies and compared by writer and Broadcaster Roy Lilley. Delegates were also treated to an insight from a family’s perspective of an Alzheimer’s sufferer when former GMTV anchor Fiona Phillips gave a frank and honest account of how telecare has helped her father live independently at home.
Dot Frith, Carecall Manager for Stockport Homes said: “This has been a fantastic end to the year for Carecall, demonstrating to our customers that we stand for quality. And we’re not going to stop there. We also have an exciting year ahead with more services to offer in 2011 helping the older and more vulnerable residents of Stockport to live independently, giving them, their friends and family peace of mind.”
For more information on Carecall you can visit Stockport Homes’ website www.stockporthomes.org click on Our Services / Carecall or call them on 0500 130 585.
Over 800 delegates attended the three day national conference for presentations, workshops and to pick up best practice tips from others in the industry. Carecall were invited to run a workshop ‘Pathway to accreditation’ to support and advise others in gaining the TSA accreditation due to the success of Carecall’s own project. Delegates attending the work shop have since requested a further training session to see how the code has affected working practices and to further discuss the processes involved. Delegates will be attending the session at the Carecall office in Bredbury from all over the country with one attending from Bosch, Germany.
There were representatives from service providers from across the UK and manufacturers demonstrating new technologies and compared by writer and Broadcaster Roy Lilley. Delegates were also treated to an insight from a family’s perspective of an Alzheimer’s sufferer when former GMTV anchor Fiona Phillips gave a frank and honest account of how telecare has helped her father live independently at home.
Dot Frith, Carecall Manager for Stockport Homes said: “This has been a fantastic end to the year for Carecall, demonstrating to our customers that we stand for quality. And we’re not going to stop there. We also have an exciting year ahead with more services to offer in 2011 helping the older and more vulnerable residents of Stockport to live independently, giving them, their friends and family peace of mind.”
For more information on Carecall you can visit Stockport Homes’ website www.stockporthomes.org click on Our Services / Carecall or call them on 0500 130 585.
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