New generation of ID badge for NHS staff will warn supervisors if lone workers are in danger.

  Staff working in isolation within the NHS will soon be able to use ID badges which are capable of alerting supervisors immediately if they have been assaulted, are victims of verbal abuse or are in danger of being attacked. The Attendo Identicom unit houses a standard ID badge which is worn around the neck or attached to the lapel, and is designed to be issued to personnel who work on their own in the community.
  
The device has been developed in conjunction with CTI specialists, Voice Connect.
  
The system works with the company’s VC Lone Worker module which has been designed to cope with the growing rise in violence against lone workers in recent years.
   
The device is designed to be simple to use by personnel in the field.  Staff press a discreet button on the back of the ‘badge’, setting up an ‘Amber Alert’ scheduling a timed alarm and recording their location.
 
f the alert is not cancelled because the lone worker is detained or experiencing difficulty with a member of the public, the alarm is activated.  The badge vibrates intermittently acting as a reminder to help prevent false alarms. 

A ‘Red Alert’ can be activated at any time simply by pressing a button to silently summon help- this also covertly triggers a recording enabling respondents to hear what is happening and send appropriate help.
   
The badge is equipped with a ‘rip alarm’ function which alerts the lone worker’s manger if the badge is forcibly removed.

The Attendo Identicom badge has been developed to complement Voice Connect’s VC Lone Worker system.   The new system is designed for use within a range of organisations across the UK including NHS trusts, housing associations, councils and police forces. Attendo Systems are also able to provide 24 hour monitoring and response for organisations that do not have staff on call throughout the day. “Lone workers are more prone to assault than most other groups of personnel,” explains Voice Connect’s Managing Director, Stefan Olsberg. “For the last 3 years Voice Connect’s most popular product has been VC Lone Worker which has helped to protect thousands of lives across the UK .  This latest development makes it considerably safer and more effective.”

The Identicom module, which can be purchased as an upgrade to a current system, has been unveiled by Attendo Systems Ltd and Voice Connect for the first time at the Association of
  Social Alarm Providers 10^th Anniversary show in Blackpool.  Paul Shead from Attendo Systems Ltd explains the thinking behind the new joint venture. “We could see that Voice Connect had a very powerful lone worker system that offered personnel greater security when working in potentially dangerous situations. The Attendo Identicom unit enhances the system in many ways, opening the product up to a wider market place.”

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Paul Shead      Attendo Systems    01709 389 309