Kirklees Council recognised for work to support people to maintain mental health recovery
Kirklees Council has been recognised for its work to support mental health recovery and has been selected as finalists in this year’s International Technology Enabled Care (ITEC) Awards.
The council has worked with Brain in Hand and Community Links to develop the use of an app based resource for people with mental health problems. The work highlights the beneficial support the app brings in recovery and supporting people to maintain their mental health and improve their coping skills.
Run by the TEC Services Association (TSA), the ITEC Awards are to be held at the prestigious Gala Dinner at this year’s International Technology Enabled Care conference on the evening of the 15 October 2019 at the ICC Birmingham.
Cllr Musarrat Khan, Cabinet member for
Health and Social Care said: “Our nomination as a finalist in the ITEC Awards
is great news and recognises the joint working between Kirklees Council, our
voluntary sector partners Community Links and Brain in Hand in developing the
app for people experiencing mental health problems. It supports people to
develop their own strategies and coping skills to manage their health and in
turn increases confidence in their own abilities, improves their independence
and reduces the need for health and social care services. I would like to wish
the best of luck to our team at the awards event.”
TSA Chief Executive, Alyson Scurfield comments: “It’s
a great achievement to be shortlisted from the large number of submissions we
received for these significant and exciting awards.“The ITEC Awards are designed to celebrate the very best the TEC industry has to offer. It will act as a hallmark of quality for both those shortlisted and the winners and I’d like to wish Kirklees Council the best of luck when the winners are announced on 15th October.”
The ITEC (International Technology Enabled Care) Awards showcase exceptional work in Technology Enabled Care and are designed to recognise excellence, innovation and outstanding achievement within the sector.
The Awards have been judged by a panel of industry experts consisting
of:
· Professor George
Crooks OBE, CEO, Digital Health & Care Institute
·
Alan Davies, Director of Digital Health / Chair of the Digital Expert
Group, Innovation Agency
·
Alyson Scurfield, Chief Executive, TSA
·
Madeleiane Starr MBE, Director of Business Development & Innovation,
Carers UK
· Professor Jonathan
Wallace, Professor of Innovation, University of Ulster
For
more information relating to the ITEC Awards or the ITEC Conference 2019 please
visit http://itecconf.org.uk/
About
the TSA TSA is the industry body for technology enabled care (TEC) services, representing over 350 organisations including health and social care commissioners, digital health businesses, telecare and telehealth providers, housing associations, emergency services, academics, charities and government bodies.
TSA helps organisations that commission and supply technologies such as telehealth, telecare, and telemedicine as well as digital health services including self-care apps, health IT, mHealth, eHealth, smart home technologies, artificial intelligence and internet of things.
This is done by driving up standards, influencing national policy, advising on the commissioning landscape, identifying tender opportunities, providing guidance around TEC procurement, sharing good practice, offering training and organising learning events.
TSA’s vision is to allow people to control of their own health and self-care, wellbeing and support, keeping them safe and independent; giving them and their families’ peace of mind through the integration of TEC tools and genuine wrap around care. TEC is key to this.
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