Engage: Expo explores a new era of care
This is a sponsored article and is brought to you by the Health and Care Innovation Expo.Since the birth of the NHS in 1948, England’s demographics have changed immeasurably. As
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Webwatch: Virtual reality game aimed at helping research into dementia
A virtual reality game developed by scientists is designed to help dementia research by analysing player navigation skills. Sea Hero Quest VR is a nautical navigation game that collects data
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Social Services Minister praises Powys for pioneering electronic health and care system
Social Services Minister Rebecca Evans has praised Powys’s health and social care services for becoming the first area in Wales to jointly implement a new IT system that helps health
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New village for homeless people reveals prototype home
The prototype house that will be used in a new village for homeless people is being unveiled in Edinburgh. Work has begun on the Social Bite village in the Granton
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Webwatch: Leicester researchers develop cancer survival prediction tool
Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed an online tool which presents a variety of measures that quantify the survival of patients with cancer from different perspectives. The ‘InterPreT
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Research project aims to use robot-assisted therapies to help children with autism
New research involving the University of Portsmouth is aiming to develop robots to help children with autism in ways humans can’t. The Development of Robot-Enhanced therapy for children with AutisM
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University of Sheffield event to explore future of robots in social care
Sheffield Robotics and CATCH (Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare), both part of the University of Sheffield, will open their labs so members of the public can see the
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Webwatch: New app to help improve environments for people living with dementia
The University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) has announced the development of a ground-breaking new app to help improve workplaces, public buildings and homes for people living with
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Webwatch: Symptom app helps cancer patients live longer, trial suggests
An app that tracks cancer patients’ symptoms can boost their survival by five months, according to a new study. Research presented at the world’s biggest cancer conference found that patients
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Research: New Marie Curie programme aims to revolutionise end-of-life service design
A range of experts from palliative care, engineering, design, social sciences and public health are coming together to take a radical look at end of life care and tackle one
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