The new guidelines have been produced by FarrPoint on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and focus on the technical and service requirements that help ensure digitally enabled telecare services are safe, resilient and reliable for people who depend on them.
The guidelines have been developed in response to the:
They have been informed by engagement with commissioners, providers, suppliers and sector partners, alongside an independent technical review of current telecare products, services and assurance approaches.
The three new guidance documents are for commissioning:
The new telecare commissioning guidelines can now be found on the (this will open in a new window)gov.uk website.
The guideline launch webinar recording is now available. Watch it below.
Speakers included:
Olly Southwick, Deputy Director Social Care Tech Policy at DHSC
Connor James, Adviser at Local Government Association
Richard Parkinson, Care Tech Director at FarrPoint
The webinar was aimed at: commissioners, telecare service providers, suppliers and care sector partnersSpeakers
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