Assistive technologies to support people living with long term conditions

Chair: Keren Down – Director, Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST)

9.30am

Keynote address – Exhibition village: Taking control of multiple conditions to live life

My journey. The challenge of having a label. The consequences to my life, family and carers. How self management saved my life. Living life: how I changed my mind set. How health and social care can really make a difference in adding years to life and life to years.

Phil Cummings – Nottingham

12.30pm

Keynote address – Exhibition village

Mark Britnell – Director General Commissioning and System Management, Department of Health

12.50pm

Lunch and Exhibition

1.40pm - Session 6c

The vision and scope of assistive technologies: the options and possibilities to support people with LTCs

New and emerging technologies that support integrated care of LTCs. What’s possible? The future.

Peter Gilroy OBE – Chief Executive, Kent County Council

2.10pm - Session 6c continued

Whole System Demonstrators – An update from the pilot sites

Newham, Cornwall and Kent.

Tim Ellis – WSD Project, Department of Health

2.40pm

Tea and Exhibition

3.10pm - Session 6d

Case Study: How assistive technologies are supporting patients with LTC across a range of settings

Exploring the patients role in developing any AT strategy. Examples of how working in partnership with Social care, the 3rd sector and industry can support an "integrated business model" for those with LTC. Main streaming AT into PBC, care homes, patients’ homes and prisons. Suggestions on how sustainability can be achieved through PBC and the role of individual budgets. Integrating AT at all levels of the Kaiser Permanente triangle. How to engage health and social care professionals and carers in AT. Exploring new roles, new opportunities... the impact of AT on the workforce.

Wendy Hardicker – Assistant Director Collaborative Commissioning, Norfolk PCT

3.40pm - Session 6d continued

Case study: An example of how to use technology creatively to meet the needs of people with LTCs

The outcomes and outputs of the TATE (Through Assistive Technology to Employment) Project. Developing person centred technology to support adults with learning disabilities. Issues faced by organisations when implementing assistive technology and some solutions. Case studies – including videos.

Ann Aspinall – Project Manager, TATE