Hampshire Invest in Health Care Technology

Hampshire County Council to invest £67 million in care technology to better help disabled and elderly residents across the country.

16:35 15 August 2018

Hampshire County Council has confirmed that it is set to invest £67 million in care technology over the next ten years to support the growing number of disabled and elderly people in Hampshire.

 

At her recent decision day, Councillor Liz Fairhurst confirmed that the Technology Enabled Care (TEC) contract will start in December.

 

She said: “This is a significant funding decision by the county council, underlining our commitment to using technology to support vulnerable adults, both young and old, and our confidence in the improved quality of life it brings for those who need help.

 

“Over the next few years, as demand for support grows, we are aiming to increase the number of council adult social care clients benefitting from the use of care technology from the current 9,600 per year to more than 14,000.”

 

A spokesperson for the authority added: “Through its current partnership, the county council is recognised as an industry leader in the use of technology in adult social care, both nationally and internationally.

 

“This has been demonstrated most recently through its ‘world first’ trial of the use of Amazon’s Alexa voice activated technology to support adults with physical disabilities to continue living independently in their own homes.”