Dementia project shows digital tech can bring about “huge benefits” to patients
Through the Leeds Dementia Pathfinder, technology such as iPads and Alexa devices were brought to support groups and Memory Cafes, as well as loaned to…
Social care sector should receive greater support to become technologically enabled, report suggests
Gavin Bashar UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare A new report from Public Policy Projects (PPP) and Tunstall Healthcare is calling for the UK health…
New remote health monitoring initiative enables the continued support of children in Cornwall
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with healthcare technology firm Tunstall Healthcare to support young people with eating disorders during the COVID-19 crisis. The…
Pioneering study to explore whether smart wearable devices can detect COVID-19
Researchers from King’s College London have launched a free mobile app, called Mass Science, which will enable scientists to investigate the use of wearable devices…
Randomised controlled trial shows back pain app outperforms standard-of-care treatment across all medical outcomes
In the largest independent randomised controlled trial (RCT) of its type, a multimodal app-based therapy program for patients with non-specific low back pain has outperformed…
New virtual healthcare partnership to improve GP access in care homes and prevent hospital admissions
Arc Health has partnered with leading GP supplier EMIS Health to improve GP access in care homes with its remote diagnostic platform. The collaboration sees…
Asda to launch innovative virtual in-store GP service to make health consultations accessible
Digital healthcare company Medicspot has announced a partnership with Asda to offer in-store GP video consultations with diagnostics, in the latest high-profile expansion of digital…
New app to develop customised rehab plans for patients recovering from COVID-19
Digital product consultancy Netsells has partnered with Oxford Brookes start-up HandHeld Health to create a new mobile app to help COVID-19 patients in recovery get…
Council rolls out helpful assistive tech care packages to vulnerable residents across Kent
Kent County Council (KCC) has commissioned assistive technology care provider Alcove to roll out digital support packages to around 2,000 elderly and vulnerable residents. Now,…
£500,000 announced to help create digital solutions to support people who are self-isolating
Revealed today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), £500,000 of funding is available for technology companies that come up with digital support…