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Episode 3: Home telecare revolution
Available to watch now on You Tube (running time 41:33)
Hosted by science and technology writer Gemma Milne, CENSIS Conversations is a series of long-form discussions exploring the use of sensing, imaging and IoT technologies in different subject areas. By bringing together diverse groups of people – from technology developers to end users – who share a common interest in the subject, we hope to offer thought-provoking discussions that analyse subjects from different angles.
Panellists
Joining Gemma for this discussion are:
- David Brown, Business Relationship Manager, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government
- Glenda Cook, Transformation Manager, Older Person’s Service, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership
- John Griffiths, CTO at Secure Sensor Innovative Design Ltd
- Stephen Milne, Business Development Manager, CENSIS
The Conversation
In this conversation the group discuss challenges and opportunities around innovation in the home telecare and telehealth service in Scotland, and how sensing, imaging and IoT technologies could be used to respond.
Following an overview of the planned changes to UK telephony infrastructure in the next few years (the switch off and decommissioning of the current analogue telephone network), the panellists discuss how these changes could promote a shift in telecare services from the current reactive model into a future proactive and preventative model. The conversation touches on the development of new hardware and software products and services, including wearables, and emerging IoT networks such as LPWAN/LoRaWAN designed to support the predicted surge in IoT enabled devices in the home. A number of topics are addressed along with way, including changing demographics, social and digital exclusion, data ethics and privacy, and the use of technology to keep people safe in their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A number of examples of projects happening in Scotland are given along the way including a Can Do/SBRI challenge project in Glasgow to develop a remote digital alarm monitoring system to help people with complex needs manage risks at home.
Transcript
A full transcript of this Conversation is also available (PDF).