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TOTALMOBILE APP TRANSFORMS SAFETY AND DAILY LIFE FOR HOMECARE WORKERS AND RECEIVERS ACROSS EDINBURGH
information , check in and out of visits and more safely and easily navigate around the city .
The system ’ s key feature is its dynamic scheduling element , which has made it easier for staff to schedule efficiently and quickly .
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership ( EHSCP ), in partnership with CGI , have completed the implementation of a new scheduling system , including the Totalmobile social care app to frontline Homecare and Reablement staff across
Edinburgh which will help to provide more coordinated care across the city .
CGI , City of Edinburgh Council ’ s primary provider of end-to-end managed IT services and EHSCP , worked with field service and management technology company Totalmobile to deliver a new way of providing care for people at home , which will see 650 staff support around 800 people with over 6,000 hours of care per week using the new system .
New devices come with the Totalmobile ‘ Mobilise ’ app installed , which enables staff to view their visit
The innovative new system is reducing time spent on administrative tasks such as journey planning , freeing up staff to spend more time on providing highquality care . Providing frontline workers with smart devices has also meant that they can access online information and training opportunities and that they feel more connected to the wider Health and Social Care team .
Homecare staff have shared their initial thoughts on the rollout , stating : “ Using the Totalmobile App is so much easier than I expected ! And I feel much safer knowing that someone knows where I am when it ’ s dark .”
SMILEDIRECTCLUB BEGINS SWIFT SHUT DOWN OF BUSINESS
SmileDirectClub , the oral care company with the first MedTech platform for teeth straightening , has announced the Company has initiated a swift wind down of its global operations to ‘ maximise value for stakeholders ’. difficult macroeconomic climate and the decline in discretionary consumer spend . This is tremendously disappointing and is not the outcome any of us wanted , but the absence of a partner willing to support the recapitalisation or a similar transaction , there is no other viable path at this time . We are incredibly grateful to our passionate and skilled team members , whose hard work and commitment helped SmileDirectClub improve over 2 million smiles and lives .”
The winddown follows the company ’ s efforts to market the business and implement a comprehensive recapitalisation transaction meant to strengthen its balance sheet and fuel growth initiatives .
A company spokesperson said : “ Despite a robust effort to identify prospective investors and partners to successfully recapitalise the business , we were unable to find a partner willing to infuse the necessary capital for the path ahead given the ongoing
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