NHS hospital’s new discharge approach helps 500 patients recover at home
A new initiative at Swindon Great Western Hospital supports people who no longer require hospital care to safely recover at home, which includes therapists looking…
EXCLUSIVE: Are spoken medication reminders that mimic human interactions the key to reducing missed doses?
Phillip Marshman, Founder and CEO of Sentai, discusses how combining human insight with advanced technologies and AI can ensure missed medication doses are significantly reduced…
Video: Google’s new hands-free mouse could enable everyone to play games
Multinational technology firm Google has designed an innovative AI-powered gaming mouse that enables users to control a computer's cursor using their head movement and facial…
EXCLUSIVE: How assistive technology at work promotes social, economic, and moral equality
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New regulatory pathway set to support safe patient access to innovative medtech
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is set to launch the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) later in 2023. IDAP is designed to…
Video: New Liquid Level Indicator helps people pour liquid into cups safely without spilling or scalding
Uccello Designs has launched a new daily living aid, the Liquid Level Indicator, that provides an audible cue when the user is pouring a drink,…
Swansea Bay University Health Board donates recycled prostheses to amputees in Africa
Amputees living in Africa will have the chance to live more independently with a recent donation of recycled prosthetic limbs and other equipment from Swansea…
NHS remote monitoring pathways to be developed for patients to self-manage health needs at home
NHS Scotland has partnered with Inhealthcare, a remote patient monitoring services provider, to develop and expand a range of remote monitoring pathways across the nation…
Government announces multi-million-pound funding for medtech sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt | Credit: Wikimedia Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has unveiled £650 million to “fire up” the UK’s…
Free open-source AAC app receives AI for Accessibility grant from Microsoft
Cboard, an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) web app, recently received funding from Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility grant to expand some of its features that…