social care

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15 April 2021

‘Lack of responsibility’ for social care tech risks sector getting left behind

A Kings Fund report discovered a “clear deficit” of evidence on how digital technology is being used within social care
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25 March 2021

Nottinghamshire Council expands Servelec for interoperability with trusts

The solution is built on Servelec’s Conexes interoperability platform and was designed and developed by the council to support hospital
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10 February 2021

Call for audit of social care to create ‘roadmap’ for digitisation

According to TechUK social care has been a “policy no man’s land” with attempts to find sustainable models often proving
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19 January 2021

NHSX to launch new framework for digital social care records

The Dynamic Purchasing System is due to launch in April 2021 and will give social care providers a list of
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Amazon Alexa
30 November 2020

Amazon adds Care Hub features to Alexa for US customers

A set of care features called the Care Hub are now available to Amazon Alexa customers in the US and
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Adult Social Care
27 May 2020

Fast-track online recruitment platform for adult social care launched

A new online platform to fast-track recruitment into the adult social care sector has been launched by the UK government.
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Care Home
20 May 2020

Technology: How social care can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis

When the care sector emerges from the battle with Covid-19, Jonathan Papworth, sees an opportunity to build a new technology-enabled
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7 May 2020

Adult social care app launched in England to support staff

A dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staff during the coronavirus
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a care worker makes a house call to a senior client at her home
30 March 2020

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
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24 March 2020

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
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