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The world is ageing. We are living longer and demanding more. This means our health and social care systems face a colossal challenge – how to support the growing number of people with long-term health and care needs in a sustainable way, and go some way towards meeting their expectations of what a good service should be. Tunstall has always been at the forefront of developing solutions which address the challenges faced by its customers, gearing its significant resources towards supporting people’s independence and helping providers to deliver best value services. We envisage a future...

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Few companies have a history of growth like Tunstall. We began, just over 50 years ago, as a small television and radio shop in Yorkshire. Today, we’re the world’s leading provider of telehealthcare solutions. We’re pioneering new products and services and developing innovative approaches, to help people manage their own health conditions and remain independent and safe – wherever they choose to call home. Tunstall Byers established as a TV and radio shop in Askern, near Doncaster. Tunstall creates the world’s first Warden’s Intercommunication Call System (WICS). Launch of Talkback, the...

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“ Success is a ” journey not a destination Arthur Ashe Launch of Piper Haven the first call system to offer combined warden call and door entry. Tunstall achieves accreditation to internationally recognised quality standard ISO 9001 for the design, manufacture, installation and service of Emergency Alarm systems. Tunstall began to pioneer telecare, creating a range of wireless sensors. Tunstall launches its first telehealth solutions, providing patients with the means to monitor their own vital signs and symptoms at home. Tunstall enters into a £14m partnership with Birmingham City Council...

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Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them Adlai E Stevenson Jr We invest considerable resources each year into research and development. Our international team of engineers is dedicated to ensuring that we continue to meet the needs of our customers, and maximise the possibilities presented by the next generation of telehealthcare solutions. Our rich heritage of innovation is sustained by an ongoing programme of customer insight. We’re dedicated to ensuring that future products and services are designed around the needs and aspirations of the people who use and benefit from...

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Tunstall has research facilities around the world, each with dedicated teams developing solutions to support people throughout the full pyramid of care, and in every living environment.

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Denmark Tunstall Healthcare A/S, Denmark is home to a dedicated team of specialist engineers responsible for developing our world-leading range of telehealth units which allow patients to monitor their vital signs and symptoms in their own homes. US American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) is a recently acquired Tunstall subsidiary which is a leading provider of remote health monitoring. The company’s development team works on telecare and telehealth projects, and latest innovations include using motion sensors, GPS and the cellular network to protect wellbeing in an unobtrusive way. Spain...

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foundation of all innovation JK Rowlin

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There’s no place like home Dorothy Our comprehensive market research is enhanced and complemented by our ongoing support of independent evaluations and studies globally. These provide evidence of telehealthcare’s value in utilising social and health care resources most effectively, and delivering improved outcomes. VIRTEx A partnership between Tunstall, Fold Housing Association, Housing 21, DigiTV and the University of Sheffield, VIRTEx is an innovative research project to develop a Virtual Extra Care Service within local communities. The project is one of nine being supported by the...

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Independent Project A pilot project, being carried out at six sites across Europe, to assess and define the use of technology in supporting independence and quality of life for older people. The Independent Project aims to develop models that will realise the full potential of telehealth and telecare, by integrating health, care and support services – resulting in improved outcomes and more economically sustainable welfare and healthcare systems. MOST Model for Optimising Scaleable Telehealthcare (MOST) aims to assess how telehealthcare can help address the major challenge of managing...

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“ Change your ” thoughts and you change your world Norman Vincent Peal

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We hear the stories of people whose lives have been changed by telehealthcare every day. There’s the carer who’s enjoyed her first good night’s sleep in years. Or the couple still living in their family home of 40 years, who without telecare would need residential care. Or the heart failure patient who hasn’t been admitted to hospital in months, because telehealth is helping her manage her condition better. We are passionate about sharing these stories because the more widely the potential of telehealthcare is realised, the more people will benefit and the more amazing stories we will

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As well as working with the media to promote telehealthcare successes, we also champion the cause with Government, academics, charities and influencers, and you can find out more about some of them below. Continua Health Alliance We are the only UK founder member of the Continua Health Alliance, a non-profit open industry alliance of the leading healthcare and technology companies in the world, who have joined together to improve the quality of personal healthcare. The alliance has over 100 members and its mission is to establish an eco-system of interoperable personal telehealth systems...

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Our Research and Development team is responsive to change – making the most of technological advances in areas such as connectivity, to develop solutions that are of greatest benefit to our customers. In the immediate future, our work is focused on four main areas: Connectivity The ways in which today’s technologies connect are myriad, including cellular, Bluetooth, IP, 3G, WIFI to name but a few. The options and capabilities offered by each platform continue to multiply and grow every day. A major focus for our Research and Development team is the development of new products that support...

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