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5 November 2024

Concerns raised that NHS digital plans could exclude older adults

Concerns have been raised that government NHS plans, including having a single patient record through the NHS App, will exclude
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Coffee Time Briefing
22 February 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā˜•Ā 

Today's briefing covers patients with advanced Parkinson's being eligible for a new portable drug infusion and a reproductive health insurer's
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13 May 2014

EPRs to improve care for the elderly

The healthcare sector must make the most of new technological advances like electronic patient records to build ā€œnetworks of careā€
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12 September 2012

‘Magic carpet’ can detect falls

A ā€œmagic carpetā€ has been developed by scientists at the University of Manchester to help detect falls and predict mobility
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19 June 2009

Mixed reactions to EU cognitive project

Users of the mpower project A multi-national European project designed to implement an open platform to speed up developing and
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17 June 2009

Switchover to Digital Britain

The government has confirmed that it wants universal access to 2Mbps broadband by 2012, arguing that this is vital for
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3 June 2009

Project develops smart clothes

Researchers in the UK have begun work on a project to develop hi-tech clothing for elderly people, with electronic devices
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27 May 2009

ElderGames targets silver surfers

European trials of an interactive game platform, resembling a vintage video game table, specifically designed for the elderly have completed
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19 May 2009

French ‘home’ monitors elderly

The French Centre for Construction Research (CTSB) is trialing new sensor technology aimed at monitoring people’s movements when at home.
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5 May 2009

Prepare health systems for ageing EU told

European governments “grappling with the severe economic and financial crisis” still need to prepare for the costs of an ageing
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