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 […]
£4.8m available for local digital adult social care projects
Organisations that provide and commission adult social care services have been invited to bid for a share of £4.8m to roll out local digital projects on a wider scale. Applications for the Social Care Digital Pathfinders grant are open for existing products and services that have already been piloted in small local areas, or […]
£1m made available for digital tech initiatives in social care
Over £1m funding, provided by NHS Digital and managed by the LGA, is set to be shared to projects that support innovative uses of digital technology in the design and delivery of adult social care. Running over two years, ten authorities will receive up to £30,000 to design a digital solution to address a specific […]
Mental health detention reaches record high
Figures from NHS Digital have revealed that the number of applications to detain people with mental health issues, dementia or learning difficulties for their own safety are the highest on record. Patients who lack the mental capacity to consent to hospital or care treatment are put through an application process known as Deprivation of Liberty […]
