EXCLUSIVE: The growing role of wearables in healthcare
Dr Chris Vincent, Principal – Healthcare Innovation at PDD Dr Chris Vincent, Principal – Healthcare Innovation at PDD, discusses how wearables are playing a growing…
Specialist paediatric car seat promises to provide optimal support and positioning
Baffin Technology Systems has launched a new specialist car seat, which is designed to offer children as much adjustment as possible to ensure they can…
Interesting government evaluation of assistive tech training pilot in schools is published
Policymakers, researchers, and developers of assistive technologies may find a new evaluation from the Department for Education (DfE) about an assistive technology training pilot ran…
Pioneering wearables study that helps prevent falls among elderly people receives £750k funding
An Edinburgh-based start-up using artificial intelligence (AI) to help older people live independently for longer has landed £750,000 in funding to explore the use of…
Case study: Council’s stairclimber prescription helps lady navigate her flat’s stairs
North Yorkshire County Council has recently issued an AAT stairclimber to a local resident to ensure she can easily and safely get up and down…
Ground-breaking telehealth trial helps specialist nurse remotely manage medication changes
A “ground-breaking” telehealth trial has been deployed across West Wales to support people living at home with long-term health conditions. Hywel Dda Local Health Board…
Breakthrough remote monitoring tech for Parkinson’s could be approved for NHS use in 2023
More than 150,000 people with Parkinson's disease in the UK may soon benefit from public funding for new assistive technology that physicians say could deliver…
More virtual wards and new hospital beds announced as part of NHS winter package
The NHS has announced steps to rapidly boost capacity and resilience, including through increasing bed availability and pushing further integrated working between health and social…
Orthotist discusses importance of ankle foot orthoses in gait rehab at medical conference
Paul Charlton, Senior Orthotist at Peacocks Medical Group The clinical benefits of using an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) in a paper about a biomechanical approach…
62% of adult social care leaders are dubious they can deliver reforms to government’s timetable
A recent survey from the Local Government Association (LGA) shows that nearly all adult social care council leaders in England are not confident that UK…