Telecare & ADLs
As mentioned earlier, in addition to the following almost every council with social service responsibilities has a site providing telecare service advice locally. One example of this is the Argenti consortium, delivering telecare on behalf of Hampshire County Council
Full service/multi-supplier Appello: offers a range of services
Bendigo: a dementia-focused start-up or http://bendigo.eu/
Centra Group: primarily a monitoring organisation
Birth Injury Justice Center: dedicated to supporting anyone who has been affected by birth injuries, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, and other developmental disabilities
Brain in hand: a popular site providing help for people with autism
Good Samaritan (includes a cook stop)
Hanover Scotland is primarily a telecare supplier
Kemuri offers easy-to-install environmental monitoring and will be adding health monitoring shortly (May 2020)
Medvivo currently primarily a monitoring organisation
Millbrook: sells a multitude of assistive technologies; includes a self-assessment system
More than mobility: a wide range of independent living products
Nottingham Rehab Supplies (NRS) offers a wide range of products; they are also now selling via Amazon and Argos.
Tell Me Now has a similar structure to the DLF (above) including a personal shopping guide (“Angie”) though it appears less extensive and more commercial
The Unlimited Company, trading as Simply Health, offers a free home assessment service and some technology advice though principal focus seems to be on mobility aids
Therapybox: has a wide range of technologies to help people who have difficulty communicating including those who have lost their voice
Tunstall: offers a wide range of technologies and services, also at https://www.telecarechoice.co.uk/
Tynetec: primarily a telecare supplier with a growing and impressive product range
Welbeing: primarily a monitoring organisation, though looking to grow fast
A selection of other suppliers
11health: ostomy alerts
Alcove: “pioneering independent living”
Buddi: the “go anywhere, anytime personal emergency response service”
Callalert: “24/7 Help at the touch of a button”
Canary Care: “help your loved ones continue to live in their own homes for longer”
Caretech: “24 hr help when you need it” http://www.call24hour.com/shop/index.php
Caring Cloud: “help your loved one remain confident and independent at home”
Cera: is an online homebased care provider
Chubb: a significant telecare supplier
Covonia: a cough medication supplier offering a “Guide on handling coughs and colds in the elderly”
Doro: easy to use mobile phones
Easylink: “assistive technologies to enable independent living”
Future Care: “an innovative and disruptive provider of health and wellbeing solutions in the UK and abroad”:
Geemarc: assistive technology products primarily for the hard of hearing
Jointly: an app to enable joint caring
Just Checking: telecare based on activities of daily living (ADL) monitoring http://www.justchecking.co.uk/
Konnektis: a carer coordination app
Monitorgo: “like a pendant but works everywhere and does much more”
MySOSfamily: ”Turn any phone into a personal safety device”:
Oysta: “Comprehensive 24-hour support for vulnerable people”
Possum: assisted living services particularly appropriate for those with limited movement/dexterity
Rally Round Me: an app to enable joint caring
Sirona: “helps people who wish to stay independent and in their own home”
SuperCarers: is a marketplace for careworkers
Vida: an integrated careworker delivery service
Yecco: is an app allowing carers and patients to manage and coordinate care and support
Health
All health services, if available on the NHS and appropriate for the individual, should be free at the point of care. The first point of call therefore should be your GP surgery or local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – click here to find your local CCG.
Health-related technology suppliers that you may need to pay for if the NHS does not provide them include:
Babylon Health is an online GP service increasingly using AI in place of humans
Baywater offers a full telehealth service including monitoring
Big White Wall offers a range of therapies for mental health management
Dignio is a Norwegian company offering remote care “healthcare moves home”
Docobo has a range of telehealth offerings
Dr Morton’s is an online GP service that provides “direct speedy access to experienced UK doctors for inexpensive confidential reassurance or advice”
Dr Now is an online GP service combined with an online pharmacy http://www.drnow.com/
Echo is an app that is both fulfills repeat prescriptions and is a medication reminder
Florence is a simple telehealth service using SMS messaging with a website at https://www.getflorence.co.uk/; the Health Foundation is running a promotion only for this service at
Ieso’s mental health services are available via NHS Choices. The services are free in some areas (see link)
Kardia/AliveCor – the device syncs with a smartphone to give an ECG reading of your heart function. Using the free app, it can detect atrial fibrillation, which is a precursor to a blood clot that could cause a stroke or thrombosis. Also available as a strap for an Apple watch. /
Lloyds Pharmacy has an online doctor service
My Inhealthcare “which can be used for a number of conditions including obesity, AF, hypertension etc. The app enables the carer to enter dosing instructions on behalf of the patient and receive new dosages from the GP.”
Patient is an EMIS site that offers health-related advice and will increasingly include a range of carefully-assessed health apps
Pharmacy2U fulfils prescriptions by post – requesting repeat prescriptions is very simple
Pixie pads enable your smartphone to detect a UTI infection in an incontinent person
Push Doctor is an online GP service offering (almost) immediate consultations
The Scottish Centre for Telehealth & Telecare is a useful resource for users in Scotland
Telehealth Solutions offer services, including monitoring, also at https://www.microtechsupport.co.uk/telehealth
Travelling with diabetes provides excellent advice on the topic, and the parent provides health-related travel insurance
Tunstall offers services, including monitoring
WebMD’s UK site in association with Boots gives health advice and offers a symptom checker
Zephyr guide: “Free Animated Guide for ‘Press and Breathe’ Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI’s)”
Note that a number of the companies mentioned in the previous list also provide a range of health-related services, including Appello, Medvivo, Tynetec and Welbeing
