“Cutting-edge” tech trials to help improve patient care launched by NHS England
NHS organisations are being invited to take part in wireless trials to explore how cutting-edge technologies can help improve patient care. NHS England is supporting…
Smartwatches could detect Parkinson’s up to seven years before symptoms appear
Wearables could identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before hallmark symptoms appear and a clinical diagnosis can be made, according to new research from…
Report reveals more than seven out of 10 people would use tech to avoid hospital admission
A new report on the role of technology in managing, improving, and supporting health and wellbeing has revealed that people would use technology to avoid…
Guest article: Embedding change using technology to deliver quality care
Gavin Bashar, Managing Director of Tunstall UK&I Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, shares his insight into how to reach a place where…
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…
Healthcare and assistive technology companies invited to enter the Care Sector Supplier Awards
The Care Sector Supplier Awards has announced details of its new partnership with the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), along with media partnerships with THIIS…
Medtech helps Medway NHS Foundation Trust save at least £160k
Hospital beds are being freed up and tens of thousands of pounds saved at Medway NHS Foundation Trust in a virtual wards strategy made possible…
Guest article: Prevention, early access and health inequalities – Redefining place-based care
Gavin Bashar, Managing Director of Tunstall UK&I Reflecting on how technology impacts prevention, early access, and health inequalities, Gavin Bashar, Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare,…
Social interactions identified as key to encouraging physical activity in tech project
Learning disability charity Hft, in partnership with AI start-up Tendertec, has identified social connectivity as the most important factor in the next phase of FitBees,…
74 percent of patients report a reduction in pain levels after using a heated seat cover
The B-Warm heated seat cover has been shown to improve vulnerable users’ sense of comfort, pain, and wellbeing, which health and social care professionals could…