TAPPI Cast – 12 May 2023
Welcome to TAPPI Cast, our weekly update on the 'Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation' (TAPPI) project which aims to improve the way technology is used in housing and care for older people.
This week we were delighted to publish a new TAPPI blog by Steve Sadler, Head of Technology Strategy at the TEC Services Association (TSA), in which he explains why we 
should all care about standards in TECS and how they can help people live good lives, sharing some of the big topics that have arisen from the TAPPI workshops that have been held so far with residents and with housing and service providers.
On Tuesday took place fifth TAPPI coproduction Champions Meeting. Chaired by our Co-Production and Engagement Partner, Co-Production Works, The group was joined by Steering Board Chair Roy Sandbach OBE. They discussed what's happening in their testbed how digital technology (opens new window) is starting to be used in their sites.
Updates from our Testbeds:
As the TEC continues to be embedded (opens new window) at Harling Court, we're grateful to have our wonderful Retirement Housing Officers onsite to support our residents around the clock. In addition to using technology to improve the safety, independence and connectivity of our customers, it's vital we continue to develop our own digital skills. As part of the TAPPI Project we're raising awareness amongst our colleagues of Technology Enabled Care and its potential to improve the lives of our customers.
Bield are concentrating on preparing for the grand opening of our digital hub in Linlithgow next week (Wednesday, 17th May). In addition to this, we have been focusing on ways to encourage tenants to complete the digital literacy survey and have had over 150 responses so far.
Publications of interest:
Educating the next generation of housing professionals
In this new Housing LIN guest blog, Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, explores the importance and benefits of educating the workforce and the next generation of housing professionals on the the value of technology, and provides mentoring insights.
Is Your Risk Register Up To Date?
Loss of data, system downtime and data breaches, are some of the risks associated with the analogue to digital switchover. A risk register is crucial to mitigating the risks associated with the analogue to digital switchover. Find out more in this short Everon article.
Forthcoming events of interest:
Click here (opens new window) for a list of all forthcoming TAPPI related events, including:
23 May in Durham - My Home, My Care, My Way - Health, housing and care at the centre of everything we do (opens new window) - FREE one-day event by TSA. This event will explore how technology can truly be integrated into health, housing and social care, including the latest from the Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (TAPPI), and how the TAPPI principles are being implemented across testbed sites.
27-29 June in Manchester - CIH Annual Conference 'Housing 2023' (opens new window) – Prof Roy Sandbach, TAPPI Chair, Lynn Douglas, CEO, Bield Housing & Care, and Debra Edwards, TAPPI Co-production Champion will run a TAPPI sessions along with other TAPPI presentations during the conference by Alyson Scurfield, CEO, TSA; Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN; and Jirko Hoogerwerf, TAPPI Steering Board