The stroke data team at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital reveal their ambition and drive to spread the benefits of CaptureStroke across the whole unit, improving care quality for patients. The most immediate and obvious reason for an NHS trust to invest in a digital clinical pathway for stroke care might be to help it […]
North Cumbria Integrated Care’s A&E departments and urgent treatment centres are now publicising live waiting times. The data covers such details as current occupancy and how many patients have arrived in the last hour. We hope that by sharing this information it will keep people better informed and help reduce frustrations when waiting. No matter […]
According to recent NHS stats, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals has risen from 102nd place in trust rankings for A&E waiting times to seventh place in two years, citing its “virtual hospital” approach as helping to free up “thousands of beds”. The latest figures indicate that 82.6 percent of over 17,000 patients arriving in A&E were […]
A new mobile application in Singapore is taking an innovative approach to communications training for caregivers of people with dementia. The Institute of Mental Health (IMH), a tertiary psychiatric care hospital under the National Healthcare Group in Singapore, has collaborated with Taggle, a connected digital health platform provider, to create the Play2Care app. WHAT IT’S […]
A computer-based therapy can potentially help stroke survivors recover some movements in their hands. A new study in South Australia assessed the effectiveness of a brain-computer interface (BCI) system in decreasing post-stroke arm and hand weakness. FINDINGS The study recruited 12 chronic stroke survivors around the state who had limited arm mobility but kept a sharp mind. They underwent […]
Surgical Holdings, a family-run manufacturer and repairer of surgical instruments with a core focus on sustainability, has announed that its ‘Surgical Holdings Academy’ will be hosting its first in-person live event in Scotland. The company has chosen Glasgow as the location for the event following the success of its online educational webinars launched in January. […]
Five months after adopting Rapid Health‘s autonomous patient triage and navigation system, Smart Triage, Sutton Coldfield Group Practice has significantly improved patient access and practice operations. The GP practice, one of the largest multi-site practices in the West Midlands with 54,000 patients, has addressed longstanding challenges with patient access, including lengthy phone queues and high […]
SheSleep is the world’s first sleep app designed especially for women to help address issues such as insomnia, hormone imbalance and overall health. Health Tech World heads to Iceland to speak to its founder and CEO Erla Björnsdóttir. Women are more than twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men, and many sleep patients […]
A UK stroke charity has launched its own online digital garden in an effort to raise funds for the organisation. Strength in Bloom has been inspired by the the Stroke Association’s first ever show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, the Garden for Recovery, designed by landscape designer, Miria Harris, which was created […]
Playing Dungeons and Dragons can positively support players’ mental health, a new study has found. The findings from the University College Cork (UCC) study pave the way for clinicians and psychologists to further explore the benefits of the game as a therapeutic tool. Dungeons and Dragons – or D&D – is a fantasy tabletop role-playing […]
