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Three stories. Read them as one.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=321870

http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sgh8wo0sfHWegsg0aewFBADppk.asp

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4564166.stm

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A partnership of business, community and city council leaders believes the city can win the government’s £7 million ‘Digital Challenge’. Bristol is already one of the top European locations for wi-fi network provision, digital technology research and development, creative industries and online service delivery, public consultation and democratic engagement. Press release.

Thorough article discusses the areas of concern. Psychiatric Times.

Counsel and Care has updated and republished its Care Home Guides (funded by the Department of Health) that cover issues for people who are arranging care for a parent or relative and who are not sure where to begin. They cover:
• Choosing a care home
• When a local authority should fund care
• When the NHS should fund care
• Considerations for people who are funding their own care
• What to expect in a care home
• What to do if there are any problems with the care home

Find out more.

Intention to put more services in people’s homes. Let’s hope they don’t forget the telecare dimension. Read article.

Not quite telecare but a good illustration of cooperation between services implementing new technology. Read more.

Recent posting of some 2002 statistics. Read more.

Pensioners are hoping grey power will force decision- makers to give elderly people a better deal. The Lewisham Pensioners’ Forum has published its first-ever Pensioners’ Manifesto, which sets out a list of proposals designed to improve the lives of older people. Those responsible for drawing up the report hope it will help achieve ‘official recognition’ for the contribution the elderly make to society. The manifesto addresses local and national issues and includes a 13-point plan for change including a call for more older people to be included on policy and decision-making bodies, better access to new technologies for pensioners and an improvement in home care services.

Read here

Intelligent cards that enable visually impaired people to customise computers and ATMs automatically have been unveiled. The Special Needs Application Program Interface, or Snapi, puts a user’s preferences on a smart card. The cards can be used in cash dispensers, ticket machines and public access computers. Once a Snapi card is removed, the machine automatically returns to its default settings. The technology was developed by the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) in collaboration with Suffolk County Council and two companies based in the West Midlands.

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