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Ethical issues in the use of telecare

By: Perry, Jonathan.

Contributor(s): Beyer, Stephen | Francis, Jennifer | et al.

Series: SCIE Adults' Services Report ; 30.Publisher: London Social Care Institute for Excellence 2010Description: vi, 32 p. ; 30 cm.Subject(s): TELECARE

| ETHICS

| CONSENT

| RISK ASSESSMENT

| PRIVACY

| SOCIAL ISOLATION

| GREAT BRITAIN

Contents:

Acknowledgements Overview 1 Introduction 1.1 Defining telecare 1.2 Why this report is needed 1.3 How this report was developed 2 Key concepts and underlying assumptions 2.1 Opportunities afforded by telecare 2.2 Relating findings to a theoretical model of ethics 3 Results 4 Policy context 5 Pre-installation 5.1 Assessment 5.1.1 Coordination of assessment 5.1.2 Review of needs 5.2 Consent 5.2.1 Risk, protection and freedom 5.3 Risks associated with telecare 5.3.1 Perception of telecare 5.3.2 Equipment and systems reliability 5.3.3 Misuse of equipment 5.3.4 Monitoring and response 5.4 Sourcing equipment 5.4.1 Nature of the UK telecare market 5.4.2 Interoperability 5.4.3 Impact of personal budgets 5.5 Installation 6 Post-Installation 6.1 Privacy 6.2 Social isolation and wellbeing 6.3 Fairness in the allocation of resources 7 Next steps References

Summary: "This report provides a summary of the findings from the work undertaken by the Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities on behalf of SCIE. It explores the complex ethical issues surrounding the commissioning and provision of telecare and the difficult decisions that professionals may face. Some solutions to these difficulties are also discussed. The aim is to ensure that commissioners and providers of telecare address these issues when developing their procedures and protocols."

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Acknowledgements
Overview
1 Introduction
1.1 Defining telecare
1.2 Why this report is needed
1.3 How this report was developed
2 Key concepts and underlying assumptions
2.1 Opportunities afforded by telecare
2.2 Relating findings to a theoretical model of ethics
3 Results
4 Policy context
5 Pre-installation
5.1 Assessment
5.1.1 Coordination of assessment
5.1.2 Review of needs
5.2 Consent
5.2.1 Risk, protection and freedom
5.3 Risks associated with telecare
5.3.1 Perception of telecare
5.3.2 Equipment and systems reliability
5.3.3 Misuse of equipment
5.3.4 Monitoring and response
5.4 Sourcing equipment
5.4.1 Nature of the UK telecare market
5.4.2 Interoperability
5.4.3 Impact of personal budgets
5.5 Installation
6 Post-Installation
6.1 Privacy
6.2 Social isolation and wellbeing
6.3 Fairness in the allocation of resources
7 Next steps
References

"This report provides a summary of the findings from the work undertaken by the Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities on behalf of SCIE. It explores the complex ethical issues surrounding the commissioning and provision of telecare and the difficult decisions that professionals may face. Some solutions to these difficulties are also discussed. The aim is to ensure that commissioners and providers of telecare address these issues when developing their procedures and protocols."

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