Clinical trial shows “significant” improvement for stroke survivors using digital therapy
Constant Therapy Health, a US-based provider of digital therapy for stroke, dementia and traumatic brain injury survivors, has announced positive results of a 10-week clinical…
Over half of social care providers cite barriers to cost of purchasing digital solutions
Independent research commissioned by learning disabilities charity Hft found that COVID-19 has taken its toll on the social care workforce, with 62 percent of providers…
£513m is spent by NHS on first-year treatment costs for over-55s living in poor housing
A new investigation commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, as part of the Good Home Inquiry, has revealed the damaging impact of homes in…
One in six could be on an NHS waitlist by April, thinktank suggests
Despite the heroic efforts of healthcare leaders and frontline workers, a lack of system resilience forced the NHS to become a National COVID Service, a…
Report sets out 12 recommendations for NHS and local authorities to work together effectively
Digital innovation can help facilitate the reforms outlined in the recently published whitepaper by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), according to a…
ADASS and Healthwatch welcome push towards integration in government whitepaper
The Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill Following the publication of the UK Government’s whitepaper about NHS…
Uni researchers explore how assistive tech can help people with dementia
Tunstall Carecom Experts at the University of Stirling are launching a new research project to find out how assistive technology, such as telecare devices, can…
What the government’s new whitepaper proposes for integrated care
With the push towards increased collaboration between health and social care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published an important new whitepaper…
Over 36,000 people still waiting for initial occupational therapy assessment in Ireland
According to new figures, 36,335 people are still waiting for their initial occupational therapy assessment in Ireland, including nearly 21,000 children – more than half…
Local authorities should introduce more telecare services to support the elderly, report suggests
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee recently published a report, which outlines a series of recommendations to government to increase healthy life expectancy,…