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Health Minister Visit - Balmoral Show

McElwaine SMART Technologies and a Dublin based company, Valentia Technologies, at the forefront of a leading-edge technology for the health sector. The two companies have announced collaboration on the delivery of a system to enable elderly people to enjoy an improved quality of life in their own homes. Valentia CareMonX Home Appliance system, in conjunction with McElwaine's newly-opened monitoring and response centre in Lisnaskea will provide elderly clients with a range of integrated healthcare and social services via a simple to use touch screen appliance that will be installed in clients' homes.The monitoring and response service will utilise a Bosch telecommunications platform and homecare monitoring devices. A University of Ulster team is also involved in developing new telehealth system components.

This cross-Border collaboration between Valentia and McElwaine SMART Technologies is the first of its kind in relation to the development of focused healthcare services on an all-island basis. It addresses the growing demand for public and private partnerships to enable independent at-home living of the elderly, those with chronic conditions and disabilities, relieving pressure on hospitals and residential healthcare facilities.

The CareMonX Home Appliance is a highly advanced healthcare system that facilitates two-way real-time interaction between a patient and their healthcare and social services team as well as with family and friends. The appliance also integrates with healthcare monitoring devices in the home such as movement detectors and fall alarms, allowing data generated from the devices to be incorporated into a single comprehensive system platform. Service components include chronic disease management, medication reminders, nutritional advice, appointment management and contacts with healthcare, social team member and next of kin.

Speaking at the announcement of the collaboration initiative, NI Minister for Health, Mr. Michael McGimpsey MLA, said: "I am delighted to attend the announcement of this joint initiative for a new highly-innovative approach to healthcare and social services delivery for elderly persons in the community. Apart from it being an opportunity in its own right for these companies, it is very encouraging to see companies from the Republic and Northern Ireland actively collaborating to bring new services to this market. It is also possible that these services will be equally deployable and relevant on both sides of the border, enhancing the potential for seamless delivery of healthcare and social services delivery throughout Ireland".

McElwaine SMART Technologies Chairman, Mr. John McElwaine explained, "McElwaine SMART Technologies is proud to be at the forefront of cross-Border collaboration in healthcare and social services. We are excited at the potential which the combined technologies and services of McElwaine SMART and Valentia can offer to elderly persons along the Border region and across Ireland. Elderly persons want to remain independent in their normal living environment for as long as possible and we are happy that we will enable this to happen, while also using some of the most advanced technologies currently available anywhere in the world for this purpose".