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Parkinson’s patients to benefit from 24-hour wearable drug pump

By Storm Newton, Reporter16th February 2024News England

A wearable drug pump that delivers medication to Parkinson’s patients 24 hours a day to better manage their symptoms is being rolled out on the NHS later this month. The

Robots created to assist elderly with routine tasks in hospitals pass testing phase

By Ryan McDougall, Reporter31st January 2024News Scotland

Robots created to help in healthcare environments have been tested successfully by experts. The Spring (Socially Assistive Robots in Gerontological healthcare) units will be used to assist patients, alleviate their

Engage: How digital technology can support care providers with winter pressures

By Holly Irwin & Claire Smout, Skills For Care24th January 2024Engage

Claire Smout, Head of Digital Skills and Holly Irwin, Head of Practice Innovation at Skills for Care discuss how digital innovations can support with the winter pressures facing the adult

Artificial intelligence used to train workforce in ‘UK first for social care’

By Aine Fox, Reporter28th August 2023News England

Artificial intelligence is being used to train staff in what is thought to be a UK first for the social care sector amid hopes it could help speedily tackle workforce

Make tackling tech-enabled abuse a priority, MPs tell Government

By Aine Fox, Reporter7th August 2023News England

A commitment to tackle so-called “tech abuse” must be made by Government, MPs have said as they warned devices including smart home security systems are being used to coerce and

New portable dementia and Alzheimer’s test could ‘catch cases sooner’

By Ella Pickover, Reporter13th July 2023News England

A new portable test for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could help spot cases sooner – helping patients to get treatments earlier, experts have said. Scientists testing the device, known as

MP suggests children’s social workers wear bodycams to spot signs of domestic abuse

By Ben Hatton, Reporter3rd March 2023News England

Children’s social workers should be equipped with body-worn cameras to spot signs of domestic abuse, an MP has suggested. Conservative MP Bob Blackman told the Commons that introducing the technology

Webwatch: Apps and online therapy recommended to help treat anxiety and depression

By Ella Pickover, Reporter1st March 2023Webwatch

Around 40,000 people could be offered apps and other digital tools to help them combat anxiety and depression, health officials have announced. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Webwatch: Virtual reality tech appearing in child abuse image crime reports for first time

By Margaret Davis, Reporter22nd February 2023Webwatch

Paedophiles are starting to use virtual reality headsets to view child abuse images, crime records suggest. Children’s charity the NSPCC obtained data from police forces in England and Wales including

Video consultations to be rolled out to community hubs across Scotland

By The Press Association8th November 2022News Scotland

A pioneering video consultation programme that is helping to ease pressure on the health service is to be rolled out to community settings such as libraries. Near Me is already