Telecare eNewsletter October 2014

Welcome to the October 2014 newsletter from Innovate UK (previously Technology Strategy Board), Knowledge Transfer Network and the Telecare Learning and Improvement Network.

Launched October 2005, our free monthly newsletter is now distributed to 48,000 subscribers in the UK and worldwide via e-mail and archived at www.telecarelin.org.uk. You can also find highlights on Rebelmouse (daily) or by following Mike Clark on Twitter (@clarkmike). With over 800 news and events links over the last month, we hope that you find this newsletter useful.

When Simon Stevens took over as the Chief Executive of NHS England in April 2014, he indicated that he would provide his thoughts on the future of the NHS within 6 months - a major collaborative report has now been published - the 'Five Year Forward View (5YFV)'. With 6 months to the election, it is expected that politicians will need to take note of many of the messages particularly around long term funding to run alongside further efficiencies derived from new models of working including the incorporation of technological and other service innovations. Alongside the 5YFV, there is the new set of regulations and guidance on the Care Act 2014 which will impact on how social care is administered locally from 2015/16. The Better Care Funds were subject to further scrutiny last month and 151 Health and Wellbeing Boards will be looking to ensure that detailed implementation plans for 2015 onwards are being worked up. This month's newsletter is packed with updates from the Long Term Care Revolution (register now for national challenge launch on 25 November), Telecare Services Association, Digital Health and Care Association and Integrated Care Foundation. There is a great article from Victoria Betton on mHealth Habitat and don't forget there is a whole week of telecare and telehealth events in Scotland from 3-7 November 2014.

For weekly news, updates and information, you can register with the Technology Strategy Board, ALIP group and the dallas group. You can follow the dallas programme on Twitter at @dallas_connect. You can also access a Twitter Stream via the TelecareLIN website.

A Links Supplement is available this month in two formats - pdf, doc.