Innovative tech could help stroke survivors better engage with rehab at home, study suggests
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been putting virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test. They have created a new…
Therapy waiting lists will be “swamped” with backlog of thousands of stroke survivors, charity warns
The Stroke Association is calling for immediate actions from governments and local health systems across the UK to stem a ‘rising tide’ of demand on…
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…
Clinical trial shows robotic exosuit can be reliably used for post-stroke gait rehabilitation
A new clinical trial exploring the use of the ReWalk ReStore soft robotic exosuit for post-stroke rehabilitation to improve participants’ walking speed and distance has…
Call for more clinical engineers in healthcare to meet shifting technological & demographic trends
As the NHS faces a huge influx of new technology and rising patient numbers in the coming years, a new report by the Institution of…
One-quarter of people believe investment in tech would make NHS more efficient, study finds
The majority of taxpayers in the UK would pay more tax to provide a funding boost for the NHS since the outbreak of COVID-19, but…
Adult social care accounts for £1.8bn of councils’ yearly spending pressures, report suggests
A new report from the lnstitute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has explored how the coronavirus pandemic has affected, and will continue to affect, councils’ budgets…
LGA urges HCPs to overcome fears of weight-related stigmas to tackle obesity and rising council care costs
The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a new report, which urges healthcare professionals to overcome fears of weight-related stigmas in order to tackle obesity,…
“Breakthrough” research into how the brain processes sound to help support those with hearing loss
Oticon has announced new evidence that supports its research into opening up sound for people with hearing loss in order to support the brain’s natural…
43 percent of people say ageing population is a major social issue, research shows
Skills shortages, an ageing population and investment in new tech - these are the key issues that the UK's public sector will need to address…