Med-Tech Innovation Technology for assisted living
Tackling Interoperability WITHIN DALLAS
Nigel Dallard of Advanced Digital Institute reports on the work of the dallas programme, which is focused on delivering assisted living lifestyles at scale, and sets out some of its objectives for the future.
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ecent government fi gures show that more than 30% of people suffer from a long-term health condition; this group accounts for 52% of GP appointments, 65% of outpatient appointments and 72% of inpatient bed days. The demand is only going to grow as the population ages. If the NHS and other UK organisations are to continue to offer high standards of health and care services, they will need to make more use of technology to provide more home-based care and self-care. This brings signifi cant openings for British businesses. It offers the opportunity to invest in and be part of a growing global market that is responding to demand for innovative technologies and services that meet the wants of older adults. Just over a year ago, the Government’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) launched the £23 million dallas (delivering assisted living lifestyles at scale) programme. Jointly funded by the National Institute for Health Research and the Scottish Government, this is a large- scale demonstrator of independent living products and services. The programme is intended to encourage and help businesses take advantage of the opportunity. It does this by showing how innovative technologies and services can be used to promote well being and provide
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top quality health and care that enables people to live independently and to expect a better future, while at the same time minimising the burden on statutory provision. Four consortia have been funded to deliver this
programme across communities throughout the UK aimed at positively affecting the lives of 169,000 people by June 2015 (for more information visit: https://connect.
innovateuk.org/web/dallas/overview). In addition, the TSB has funded the i-focus team1
to address cross-
programme interoperability, and to create a new sector- wide collaborative initiative as a legacy. In the fi rst year of dallas, the i-focus team, after consulting with all the stakeholders, chose fi ve topics to work on: • a Reference Architecture for dallas • the implications of the Medical Device Directives when using consumers’ own devices
• multiplatform service delivery • identity and consent • the connection of Personal Health Records with statutory systems.
The Reference Architecture The Reference Architecture (Figure 1) does not specify
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