Health IT news in brief
This week’s health IT news in brief covers a new sharing device for NHS Trusts in West Midlands to British Telecommunications new public sector strategy.
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2.4m download mobile game to fight dementia
You shoot flares and navigate a boat on your phone. And somehow it helps fight dementia.
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Home comforts: Surrey’s IoT trial for dementia care
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a test-bed to trial the use of the Internet of Things in dementia care. Reporter Laura Stevens went to Guildford to see some of its ideas in action.
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Tinder report backs tech support for people with dementia
Technology can help people living with dementia and their carers, a report by a digital charity has argued.
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Surrey and Borders runs dementia tech RCT
Surrey and Borders NHS Foundation Trust is leading a collaboration to test technologies designed to enable dementia patients to live in their own homes for longer, as part of the government’s innovation test bed programme.
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Maudsley puts care pathways online
South London and Maudlsey NHS Foundation Trust has launched an online treatment and assessment guide for care given to older adults.
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Dementia research ‘revolution’ using EPR
Five mental health trusts have launched a partnership to “revolutionise” dementia research in the UK, using non-identifiable patient data.
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6PM develops dementia research database
Blue Wednesday
IBM runs a successful internship programme, and this year many of its participants got into healthcare apps. Lis Evenstad visited the company’s UK headquarters to find out more.
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CantabMobile used by 100 practices
More than 100 GP practices are using an app to detect the early signs of dementia in older patients.
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