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University leads R&D element of new healthcare initiative
Bucks New University has been appointed as the lead higher education partner for a new telecare centre of excellence in Aylesbury.
Telecare is the use of information, communication and sensor
technologies to deliver health and social support to people in order to help them live as independently as possible. The new centre of excellence, located in Griffin Lane, will help businesses and academics identify and develop the next generation of telecare products and services, with design input from service users and user groups.
The University will head up the research and development element of the initiative, which involves a complex evaluation process of the categories of quality, accessibility, cost, and acceptability of telecare, each being an issue that lies at the core of most health services’ research and technology assessments.
Firas Sarhan, senior lecturer with the University’s School of Advanced & Continuing Practice, and the lead academic on the project, explains: “The evaluation
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is designed to determine the progress of telecare projects against the original objectives set by the International Centre of Excellence in Telecare (ICE-T). These are: to expand the use of technology to support long-term conditions; to develop expertise in local staff to use technology as part of patient care; and to assist patients in managing their long-term conditions independently.
“The evaluation is also intended to inform any future roll-out of such systems across the county on a national level. With regard to the research techniques, a mixed methods approach was adopted including quantitative and qualitative data collection.”
The proposed showcase site has been developed by Aylesbury Vale District Council in partnership with the world-famous National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, along with local organisations such as Bucks Business First and Buckinghamshire County Council, and academic partners including Bucks New University, the University of Buckingham, Aylesbury College and the Open University.
It is one of three sites across the south east chosen by the South East Health Technologies
to complement each client to their business environment perfectly. Gibbons has spent 26 years learning the business, working on commercial and private estates across the south of England and has built up a phenomenal client base, gaining a wealth of knowledge and RHS qualifications in the process.
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SME R&D regime and the TSB’s innovation strategy
Deloitte’s R&D tax service team will be hosting a breakfast seminar at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Reading, on June 21 – registration and breakfast from 8am.
The Budget announced an increase from the current rate of the super- deduction of 75% for SMEs up to 100% from April 2011 and 125% next April. There were a number of other changes announced in the Budget including the abolition from April 1, 2012 of the PAYE/NI cap which restricted the cash back available.
The seminar will also focus on recent changes in stance by HMRC and the current R&D consultation.
Guest speaker David Golding, head of strategy at the Technology Strategy Board, will speak about how the organisation is working to support innovation.
Details: Kathie Haunton 0118-3222967
khaunton@deloitte.co.uk
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Alliance (SEHTA), to provide a focal point for the advancement of telecare in the region. The three centres then form the International Centre of Excellence in Telecare.
The Aylesbury centre is focused on support for ‘fragile individuals in the home’, including the elderly, disabled, and those with chronic conditions. It will enable firms to demonstrate, test and showcase technology and services and will also support smaller businesses with incubation space, conferencing facilities and workshop space.
Details:
firas.sarhan@
bucks.ac.uk
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