
Sefton Careline, the at-home know-how care service from Sefton Council, is to transition to a Software program-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform as a way to shield its prospects because the UK’s communication community transitions from analogue to web protocol (IP).
The corporate might be shifting to Tunstall Healthcare’s PNC IP SaaS. Which means that Sefton Careline might be working on probably the most up-to-date know-how and is prepared for the transfer to digital.
As well as, it will probably keep away from the time and prices related to sourcing, sustaining and managing {hardware} infrastructure.
Sefton Careline gives care packages to native residents who’ve been discharged from hospital to assist them stay unbiased at dwelling. It supplies monitoring and response companies, together with wearable pendants for residents to summon assist and sensors within the dwelling.
The transfer to the brand new know-how implies that operators can now work at home, making certain the service is as agile as doable. Workflow steering additionally helps faster response instances for an improved person expertise.
Jo Alty, Sefton Careline supervisor, stated: “Making this modification has made the service far more versatile and it’s simpler for each our group and the folks we look after to make use of it. Working immediately with our know-how supplier has allowed us to make this transition easily, benefiting everybody concerned with our Careline service.”
Carissa Turner, supply supervisor at Tunstall Healthcare, stated: “The motion to SaaS is a crucial one, as we proceed to prepared ourselves for the end result of the transition from analogue to IP digital. It’s been a pleasure to work with Sefton Careline on updating its platform from PNC6 to the brand new SaaS platform and we’re thrilled to see this making a distinction already.”
Tunstall Healthcare’s PNC IP SaaS launched in April this yr forward of the phased digital transition within the UK which is ready to finish in 2025.