Helping the vulnerable in their own homes

Minister for Public Health Shona Robison, has pledged an additional £8m to develop interactive care services for vulnerable people in their own homes.

Over the next two years, local health, housing and social care partnerships will benefit from extra funding to expand Telecare programmes which allow people leaving hospital to live with greater independence and safety at home.

The National Telecare Programme has already saved 1,800 hopital bed days and 6,900 care home bed days, worth nearly three million pounds to NHS Scotland.

In recognition of their innovative approaches to Telecare, partnerships in Highland, Inverclyde and West Lothian have received extra funding for Housing Demonstrator schemes providing a range of housing solutions for care at home.

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