Smart Access & Monitoring Ltd

Is it still safe to wait?

Existing sensors are excellent at telling us what has happened.

SAM is designed to help determine whether it is still safe to wait.

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A decision architecture, not a sensor

Sensors and monitoring devices are already very good at observing and reporting what is happening. SAM sits above them, using the information they already provide to support one justified answer: is it still safe to wait, or has the moment for action arrived?

For example: someone who has had a fall may not call for help right away. The question is whether that pause is ordinary caution, or something that shouldn't wait.

SAM is not

  • A new sensor or piece of hardware
  • A monitoring or alarm system
  • A replacement for existing telecare or clinical infrastructure
  • A generative AI system

SAM is

  • An explainable decision architecture that sits above the systems already in place
  • Built to turn existing signals into a justified decision
  • Created to reduce unnecessary escalation while supporting timely action when it matters most
  • Deterministic, explainable and auditable by design, rather than dependent on opaque machine-learning models

Built for the systems already in place

SAM is designed to sit within existing operational and clinical pathways, not to replace them.

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Telecare providers

Intended to add a considered layer of judgement to existing alert pathways.

02

Care providers

Supports staff decisions around changes in condition, without adding alert fatigue.

03

Housing-with-care

Helps residents stay independent for longer, safely.

04

Lone-worker firms

Brings the same "is it still safe to wait?" logic to lone-worker safety.

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Research & licensing partners

Universities, healthcare organisations and commercial partners exploring collaboration.

Helping people recognise meaningful change sooner, while reducing unnecessary escalation.

For people

Helps people stay independent for longer, without being over-monitored or over-alarmed.

For carers

Provides clearer, more considered prompts to act when it's genuinely needed.

For responders

Supports better-reasoned decisions.

For the wider system

Aims to reduce unnecessary call-outs, and support better use of already-stretched services.

A high-level view

The detail of SAM's methodology is shared under NDA as part of active research and licensing discussions.

Observe

Existing sensors and systems keep watching.

Assess

Assesses whether it is still safe to wait.

Support decisions

Provides a clear, explainable read for the people who act.

Full methodology available under NDA to qualifying research and commercial partners.

Independent evidence, in progress

SAM is currently progressing through independent academic validation in collaboration with university partners. The purpose of this work is to generate independent evidence of how SAM may support safer, well-reasoned decisions in community care.

Currently undergoing independent academic validation (Technology Readiness Level 4, reflecting early-stage evidence, ahead of real-world evaluation).

Founded by Annabett Wain

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Annabett Wain founded Smart Access and Monitoring Ltd to pursue a different question in care technology: not just what has changed, but whether it is still safe to wait. SAM is being developed as a research-led, explainable approach to that question, working alongside independent academic partners.

SAM wasn't created to replace people or existing technology. It was created to help answer one important question: when is it no longer safe to wait?

Where SAM is right now

NIHR Innovation Catalyst application in preparation.

Three ways to work with us

SAM is intended to be licensed as a white-label decision layer within partners' existing systems, rather than sold directly to individuals. We are currently working with partners in three ways.

Research

Collaborating on independent validation and evidence generation.

Pilot projects

Exploring real-world evaluation in appropriate settings.

Commercial licensing

Talking to organisations interested in future integration and licensing.

Start a conversation

Whether you're exploring telecare integration, evaluating a research partnership, or considering licensing, we'd like to hear from you.

info@smartaccessandmonitoring.co.uk