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- noun
Healthcare facilitated bytelecommunication technology .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lansley confirmed that a total £3.8bn of NHS funds would be passed across to support social care over the coming four years, starting with £800m in 2011-12, of which £150m would be for re-ablement of patients leaving hospital and £650m for preventive measures such as telecare and home adaptations.
Councils are being given real NHS powers David Brindle 2010
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It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide electronic links between services and people living in their own homes.
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It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide electronic links between services and people living in their own homes.
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Lansley confirmed that a total £3.8bn of NHS funds would be passed across to support social care over the coming four years, starting with £800m in 2011-12, of which £150m would be for re-ablement of patients leaving hospital and £650m for preventive measures such as telecare and home adaptations.
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It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide electronic links between services and people living in their own homes.
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"The new generation of telecare that's coming into the marketplace now aims to do a lot of things a good neighbour would do," says Andrew Sixsmith, director of Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre, adding that "telecare" refers to any communications technology that helps people live independently.
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The government has pledged to invest £130m in initiatives such as telecare and home adaptations as part of its free personal care measures outlined in the Queen's Speech.
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It highlighted a number of examples of how "telecare" was being used to provide such things as electronic links between services and people living in their own homes (
Toronto Estate Law Blog Hull 2010
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Sue could become a telecare officer responding to calls from a client group that includes older people, people with disabilities and other vulnerable individuals living in the community.
What else can a warden in a sheltered housing scheme do? 2010
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Delegates are expected to focus on the applicability of telecare and telemedicine in their countries and how best this technology can be utilised to advance health and education.
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