Dementia Partnerships
Technology Charter for People Living with Dementia in
Scotland
This Charter has been written in partnership with people living with dementia to drive change and to raise public and professional awareness of how technology can make a difference to the lives of those living with dementia in Scotland. Read more »
Dementia-friendly technology charter
The Dementia-friendly technology charter gives people with dementia and their carers information on how to access technology. It also provides guidance to health, housing and social care professionals on how to make technology work for people based on their individual needs. Read more »
Just Checking
Just Checking is a simple online activity monitoring system that helps people who are becoming forgetful stay independent in their own home. Read more »
Design challenges – the journey
This video shows how the Design Council Challenges use design to develop practical solutions to social problems. In this case the ode fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite among people with dementia. Read more »
This project aims to use technology to support the cognitive and emotional needs of people with dementia and their carers living in Bath and North East Somerset. Read more »
This project aims to introduce portable personal safety device to transform the lives of vulnerable individuals living with dementia by giving them greater independence and providing effective personalised support, wherever they go. Read more »
The recently published 2012 Commonwealth International Health Policy survey shows that primary care doctors in the UK lead the way when it comes to using health information technology. Read more »
The Department of Health plans to roll out the use of electronic information and technology to help people manage their health independently, as a way of giving people with long-term conditions control over their own care. Read more »
Jeremy Hughes on innovating for an ageing society
Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive at the Alzheimer’s Society, looks at how telecare innovations can make a positive difference for frail older people and the challenges facing the successful adoption of health technologies. Read more »
A recent report published by Carers UK, ‘Carers and telecare’, examines the evidence and opportunities provided by telecare and telehealth and the barriers to greater take-up. Read more »