A support app, which helps identify and prevent distressed behaviours in dementia patients, will launch in care homes as part of the Alzheimer’s Society business growth programme.
Up to 90% of people living with dementia,…
The NHS holds vast stores of data it cannot use or sell. The “sidestep” of synthesised data is the answer, write NHS trust colleagues Martin Farrier and David Chapman
Remember Care.data? Or perhaps like much…
Personal health data from more than 485,000 women has been stolen after hackers accessed the IT systems of a cervical cancer screening programme in the Netherlands.
The incident occurred between 3 July and 6 July…
The FRAIT Tool was developed by researchers at the University of South Wales (Credit: Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock.com)
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has become the first health board in Wales to roll out…
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Access Health, Support and Care (HSC) has partnered with consultancy firm BearingPoint to help integrated care systems (ICSs) deliver more integrated and sustainable virtual wards.
The partnership brings together Access HSC’s technology platform, Access Intelligent…
SWL Digital Pioneer Fellow: Jacqueline MarksRole: Senior Programme Manager, Unplanned CareOrganisation: Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation TrustDigital e-triageSummary: Implementation of an electronic booking and triaging system at the front door of Kingston Hospital’s Emergency…
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SWL Digital Pioneer Fellows: Sara Fischer and Lucy WilliamsRoles: Transformation ManagersOrganisation: Universal Care Plan Programme, hosted by South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB)Designing and implementing the Universal Care Plan for LondonSummary: The first…
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North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has rolled out the Healthinote digital health platform to provide information and education for patients living with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The platform, developed by the…
People diagnosed with long-term health conditions will receive extra help and support from charities via the NHS App.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the new service at the Civil Service Summit, which took place…
A six-month project involving the use of smart sensors at a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire has demonstrated benefits for both tenants and housing providers.
It involved sensors being placed around communal spaces and…
