How can homecare businesses prepare for Sajid Javid’s digital shift?
Mike Williams, Managing Director at Tagtronics – a software company evolving alongside homecare companies to increase quality of care – considers how businesses can prepare for the digital systems shift following Sajid Javid’s new expectations for homecare providers… The current climate The pandemic acted as a catalyst for many industries to undertake a digital transformation, with […]
Goldacre review recommends improvements to NHS care through use of data
The government says patient care in the NHS will be improved through more efficient and safer access to health data, which will drive innovation and lead to potentially lifesaving research. Professor Ben Goldacre, Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, has published the findings from his independent review into how the NHS […]
How technology can reduce loneliness in care homes
By Julio Tiusanen, Head of Growth at Yetitablet Over the last few years, the world has become more aware of the danger that loneliness poses. It increases the risk of cognitive decline, dementia, heart disease, high blood pressure, lowers the immune system, is worse for our health than obesity, and increases mortality rate by 26%. […]
NCF and NHS Digital launch Hubble Project to push tech in care
A new project has been launched by the National Care Forum with funding from NHS Digital’s Digital Pathfinders Programme to help care providers to successfully introduce, use and evaluate technology. The Hubble Project offers senior decision makers the chance to virtually visit ‘innovation hubs’ (via webinar) to learn how other care providers have introduced, used and […]
Creating a digitally-led social care sector
Ian Newell, Director at Refero, explains how teleconsultation technology is bridging the communication gap in social care… Despite 12 green and white papers and five independent commissions over the last 20 years, successive governments have failed to find a winning strategy for social care reform. Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s deadline of 1 April for the social green paper […]
Funding made available for digital tech in healthcare
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £9 million to develop more effective and efficient treatments through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Announcing the funding, the Government said that advancing new and novel digital technologies could significantly improve outcomes for patients, and provide cost benefits for healthcare providers. The digital health technology […]
