REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Lord Darzi’s NHS report
On 12 September 2024, Lord Darzi published an important report exploring the current performance of the NHS across England and the challenges facing the healthcare…
The NHS is in “serious trouble”, independent report warns
Lord Darzi Lord Darzi’s independent report on the state of the NHS in England has just been published. Entitled ‘Independent Investigation of the National Health…
Improved data from telecare equipment could help predict and prevent falls, new research shows
Industry, university, and healthcare organisations are working together on a research project that shows how improved data analytics within telecare equipment could help with the…
Video: Early assistive robot prototype aims to help people with self-managed rehab routines
Researchers at the National Robotarium are working with Blantyre LIFE, an innovative new health and care facility in Lanarkshire, Scotland, to advance development of the…
Remote monitoring tech could save councils £3bn by preventing people going into care settings
The NHS could save more than £ billion through widespread use of new non-intrusive lifestyle monitoring technology in social care, according to a new independent…
Half of British customers think turning down music would make shops more accessible
A new study that focuses on inclusive and accessible shopping experiences revealed that only 38 percent of neurodivergent people are aware of sensory-friendly shopping hours.…
19 percent of people in the UK waited a year or more for non-emergency surgery, survey finds
A new report published by the Health Foundation has found that the UK’s performance on hospital-based care is consistently languishing near the bottom in a…
Children using health tech to manage long-term conditions prefer games to incentivise progress
According to research about children and young people, health technology should be easy to use, have the ability to be personalised, allow the user to…
Video: These robots could motivate people to participate in their self-managed upper limb rehab routines
Assistive robotic coaches could make it easier and more engaging for people to adhere to prescribed self-managed upper limb rehabilitation routines for stroke and brain…
Hospital at Home service in Scotland saved an estimated £36.3m in post-hospital care
As funding allocations for NHS boards were announced, a new report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland has revealed that the number of patients using Hospital at…