There is now significant evidence of the benefits of telecare in general, and the use of Just Checking as an assessment tool. Just Checking is cited in several good practise guides and Department of Health publications.

Dementia care:

Newhaven Research- The Telecare Development Programme in Scotland 2006-11, July 2011

Dept of Health – Living well with dementia: A National Dementia Strategy- Good Practice Compendium- an assets approach, January 2011

University of Nottingham/Nottinghamshire County Council - Nottinghamshire evaluation of Just Checking Telecare System, March 2010

The Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling- Telecare and Dementia, 2010

(excerpt only, full text available at http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/publications-1/telecare/)

Dept of Health – Use of Resources in Adult Social Care- A guide for local authorities, October 2009

Leeds Partnerships NHS Trust (mental health trust) – Just Checking 1 Year Pilot Report – Giving People with Dementia a Voice, June 2009

Herefordshire County Council and PCT - Evaluation of mental health intermediate care service, March 2009

Dept of Health – Staffordshire County Council – Evaluation of Just Checking as an assessment tool in Staffordshire, December 2008

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