The latest generation of Northgate Public Services’ housing management system is now based on software-as-a-service (SaaS), enabling its customers’ tenants and housing staff to access the same software and perform any relevant housing operation from any device. Tenants will be able to use self-service to pay rent, report repairs and apply for housing online via…
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Nourish technology revolutionising Optivo care homes
Optivo is revolutionising services at its care homes with a new digital care management tool that hooks up to computers and smartphones. Called Nourish, the technology allows staff to record every aspect of each resident’s care plan at their residences in Ealing, London. Data regarding everything from activities and interactions to food and fluid intake…
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Kevin Alfred Hider – Obituary
Kevin was born on 10 July 1958 and very sadly passed away on 12 June 2017. I was privileged to know Kevin professionally through the Southern IT Forum (both of us being early organisers of the group) and also to experience the incredibly moving and inspiring presentation that Kevin gave on 18 May. Please do…
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Accent ‘Hub’ for tenant engagement
In order to better understand its tenants’ needs, priorities and preferences, Accent Group has created an online engagement hub as part of its website. Tenant engagement at Accent had previously been very traditional, based around meetings and events. The housing provider found that these types of engagements tended to restrict the tenants who could get…
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Notting Hill Housing awards £10m contract to Novosco
Cloud-services provider Novosco has secured a five-year deal worth over £10 million with Notting Hill Housing to provide a range of IT services, including service support and delivery, application management, ICT commodity services and strategic planning. Other Novosco customers in the social housing sector include Swan Housing, Northwards Housing and Radius Group. Andrew Muir, group…
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Procurement is much more than just OJEU…
Housing Technology interviewed CJC Procurement about the opportunities and pitfalls of the IT and business procurement processes. What is ‘value for money’ in IT procurement? Well, for starters, value for money is not simply savings; it’s far more complex and yet far simpler. Value for money in IT procurement is the demonstrable improvement made in…
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