STREAM
Broadband Capital owns and operates STREAM, a public service platform that allows the rapid prototyping and deployment of broadband-based public services to any broadband device. The platform was designed to...
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One of the most exciting and vibrant components of the Digital Challenge bid related to the health and social care needs of vulnerable older people. Such was the interest that after the competition, the partners and Broadband Capital agreed to fund a roll out of a service targeting those... Read More..
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What's in a name? |
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30th September 2008
It's often the case with pilot projects that no one is quite sure what to call the finished product, and you can spend an awful lot of time throwing ideas around. Fortunately, the two STREAM products have what you might call a ‘does what it says on the tin’ quality to them, so we didn’t waste hours agonising over names, and came up with ... drum roll and trumpet fanfare! ... STREAM personal TV and STREAM safe and sound (the home monitoring service).
The new user interface for STREAM personal TV is about to be launched. If you've been following the project for some time, you'll know that we've spent a lot of time and effort getting user feedback, and the new interface has been driven by that. An exciting addition to the service is NHS Choices, which gives users personalised information on local health services, including street maps. This is a significant milestone for the project: the first example of service providers making information of this kind available through STREAM personal TV.
We’ve also made some changes to the STREAM websites, and as from today www.streamonline.co.uk is the home of STREAM personal TV. No change to the Broadband Capital (BCL) website (www.broadbandcapital.co.uk) which will continue to provide background information on the BCL project. |
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STREAM Personal TV site goes live |
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29th September 2008
There's been so much interest in the work we have been doing on independent living that we've set up a new site specifically for it. You can find out more about STREAM Personal TV by visiting www.streamonline.co.uk or www.streampersonaltv.co.uk.
The Business STREAM service can now be found at www.streambusinesstv.co.uk.
Related Links: STREAM Personal TV, STREAM Business TV |
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The STREAM Mobile Platform: Update |
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18th September 2008
As mobile phone technology moves on, so have the capabilities of the devices we use on a daily basis. Most handsets on the market can now get emails, access the internet and run & store media rich content, such as video, music and images.
At Broadband Capital, we recognized at an early stage the significant impact that this delivery platform would eventually have, basically allowing the public and private sector to communicate with their clients and target audience in a personalized and targeted manner.
We have been working with emerging technologies over the last 2 years to find ways to better serve content to this new media platform, and have developed a number of concept applications catering for a wide user audience.
By taking advantage of technologies such as Adobe Flash Lite, we are able to create and deploy applications that can access... Read More.. |
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An Occuptational Therapist talks about the STREAM Services |
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18th September 2008
‘Stream will provide an assistant who doesn’t get overloaded, always says the right thing, and is on duty 24/7.’
One of the major issues I have to deal with in my job is that I spend a lot of time giving patients basic, generic information, rather than actually treating them. Therefore, a service that can provide that information in video format, which patients can watch at home, whenever they choose, and as many times as they wish, would be invaluable. And, of course, the same information could be shown in hospital OT unit waiting rooms if the service was available there.
So what sort of information do I want my patients to have? To start with, how to find the OT department at their local hospital, and what an OT session will be like. Patients are often anxious about these things, so a video showing things such as a splint being made, a kitchen assessment/practice, a dressing practice, or any example relevant to the service, would help to put them at ease, and in turn make our job less stressful. Another area of potential confusion for patients is the difference between hospital, community and social services – people sometimes confuse us with occupational health!
There’s a wide range of information that OTs need to disseminate – where to get equipment... Read More..
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Mobile Phone Pilot Nominated for eHealth Award |
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15th September 2008
NHS Choices and Hull Primary Care Trust have been nominated for a BT E-Health Insider Award for the sexual health pilot undertaken earlier this year. The Awards are dedicated to highlighting and rewarding the hard work and bright ideas of information and communications technology professionals in UK healthcare. The project has been shortlisted in the patient and citizen involvement category. The winner will be announced on the 17th of November 2008.
Related Articles: About NHS Choices Campaign, NHS Choices |
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