Tunstall awarded grant to develop next-generation home-monitoring
technology
Tunstall has been awarded £615,000 from Yorkshire Forward’s
Industrial Research and Development Award (IRDA) for Large Companies
scheme.
The company will invest the award in ongoing development of advanced
telecare solutions, known as lifestyle reassurance. These help to
deliver highly personalised care services to older and vulnerable
people. The technologies help to build up individual lifestyle patterns
that can then be used by care and medical professionals to monitor a
patient’s daily activities and detect potential changes that may be
indicative of deteriorating personal health or social condition.
Steve Sadler, Chief Technology Officer at Tunstall said: “The use of
telecare and telehealth solutions is growing rapidly across Europe, and
as the telecare market leader, Tunstall is committed to developing
next-generation solutions to further improve care provision and quality
of life and reduce healthcare costs. This award from Yorkshire Forward
will help to generate greater benefits for service users and their
carers”.
Jim Farmery, Head of Innovation at Yorkshire Forward said:
“Innovation is vital to success and growth for companies in the region.
Tunstall’s research into new solutions for personal health and care
addresses critical issues that will be faced by every developed country
in the next 20 years, and we are delighted to be able to support further
development in this important sector.”
Yorkshire Forward is one of England’s nine regional development
agencies, set up by the Government to promote sustainable economic
growth in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The Yorkshire Forward IRDA
scheme is a three-year programme worth £18.5m to boost research and
development spending by businesses in the region, and is the first of
its kind in the country.
Source: bjhc&im September 2006
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