Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership Awarded Silver Digital Telecare Implementation Award

Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government are delighted to confirm that Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership have been awarded the Silver Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of the progress they have made on their analogue to digital telecare transition project.

To achieve the Silver Award, a telecare service provider must have successfully completed penetration testing and internal acceptance testing. This is one of the most challenging stages of the transition and frequently uncovers technical challenges which must be overcome before further progress can be made. Successful completion of this stage clearly demonstrates the security and safety of the digital telecare solution Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership have implemented. 

Following rigorous testing and evaluation, the new digital alarm call system has proven to be safe and secure set-up fit for the 21st Century. Achieving the Silver Implementation Award now paves the way for the roll-out of digital telecare to more Perth and Kinross residents and to work towards Gold Level One accreditation as the number of digital units increase.

Anthony Clark, Perth and Kinross HSCP TEC Programme Manager, said: "Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership understands the importance of telecare in enhancing and supporting vulnerable people to live longer in their own homes, which is why so much effort has gone into the transition from analogue to digital".

"Work is already well underway on rolling out this digital service as seamlessly and unobtrusively as possible, minimising any impact to our current service and those who rely on it."

Achieving the Silver Implementation Award is a significant milestone and robustly demonstrates the overall security and functionality of the digital telecare solution and enables Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership to confidently progress to testing with service users. 

We'd like to congratulate Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership for achieving the Silver Digital Telecare Implementation Award. This is a significant milestone and robustly demonstrates the overall security and functionality of the digital telecare solution, enabling them to confidently progress to testing with service users.

Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government will continue to work with Perth and Kinross as they progress to testing with service users and achieving their Gold Level One Digital Telecare Implementation Award.