SCIE Research briefing 28: Assistive technology and older people
Useful links
Age Concern – charity which provides information, campaigns and funds research on issues relating to older people.
AssistUK – a national network of centres to give advice on independent living equipment.
AT Dementia – organisation providing information about the use of IT for people with dementia.
Care Services Improvement Partnership http://www.csip.org.uk.
Cornwall Falls Prevention website – a health promotion resource produced in collaboration between Cornwall & Isles of Scilly NHS and Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Health Action Zone.
Department of Health – for information about long-term conditions; telecare; telehealth; risk.
Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) – a national charity which provides advice and support to disabled people on equipment and technology that can promote independent living. Also has Telecare Made Easy, an online database of products..
Equality and Human Rights Commission (previously Disability Rights Commission) – general information about equal rights for older and disabled people.
Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST) – research and development in AT and campaigns for service improvements.
Help the Aged – charity which provides information, campaigns and funds research on issues relating to older people.
NHS – for general information and the PASA Framework.
PROFANE – an active working group of healthcare practitioners, researchers and public health specialists dedicated to the prevention of falls.
RADAR – national organisation run by disabled people.
Ricability – user-focused guidance on accessing and purchasing equipment.
Scottish Telecare Learning Network
Telecare Aware – a free information service about what is happening in telehealth and telecare around the world.
Telecare Learning Information Network
Tunstall – a well-known commercial provider of telehealth and telecare in the UK.
Whole system demonstrator sites – a new resource from the Department of Health.
Related SCIE publications
- Knowledge review 13: Outcomes-focused services for older people (2007)
- Practice guide NICE/SCIE joint publication: Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care (NICE clinical guide 42) (2006)
- Practice guide 02: Assessing the mental health needs of older people (2006) Practice guide 09: Dignity in care (2006)
- Research briefing 12: Involving older people and their carers in after-hospital care decisions (2005)
- Research briefing 15: Helping older people to take prescribed medication in their own home (2005)
- Research briefing 21: Identification of deafblind dual sensory impairment in older people (2007)
