Technology trial in Wirral could cut unnecessary hospital admission
A successful pilot programme to test pioneering new sensor equipment from health technology provider 2iC-Care has concluded in Wirral.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing covers EMIS commencing active roll-out of its cloud-based platform and a study indicating liver disease might cause up to 10% of dementia.
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New £100M fund to use AI’s potential in life sciences and healthcare
A new mission announced by the Prime Minister will accelerate the use of AI in life sciences to tackle the biggest health challenges of our generation.
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Two-thirds of GPs want to prescribe assistive tech to dementia patients
More than two-thirds of UK GPs would like to prescribe assistive technologies to their dementia patients, new research published today suggests.
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University of Edinburgh joins collaborative for dementia digital solutions
The University of Edinburgh has joined the NEURii collaborative – aimed at finding data and digital solutions to complement existing dementia treatment.
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Dorothy, Care City, TPXimpact awarded £80k fund for AR dementia tool
Thanks to an £80k Discovery Award by Longitude Prize on Dementia, Dorothy, Care City and TPXimpact will develop an augmented reality tool for dementia.
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Oomph! and Richmond Music Therapy partner to help care home residents
Live music therapy is being brought to care home residents across the UK as part of a new partnership between Oomph! and Richmond Music Therapy (RMT).
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Grimsby Hospital gains machine to support dementia patients
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby has used donations for a Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities machine to support dementia patients.
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Norfolk and Waveney care homes pilot improves dementia care
A care home pilot tasked with improving dementia diagnosis and support has been successful and will be rolled out more widely across Norfolk and Waveney.
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Norfolk and Norwich use VR to deliver dementia insights for training
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has turned to virtual reality to improve clinicians understanding of living with dementia.
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