How Technology can Support People with Dementia in Social and Healthcare Settings
With it being Dementia Action Week (17th to 23rd), we find ourselves being reminded of the concerning statistics around dementia in the UK. Concerningly, there…
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Kepler Vision Prompts Immediate Response to Care Home Resident Falls
In a recent study, Kepler Vision Technologies has demonstrated how its patented care home monitoring solution improves the lives of care home residents by increasing…
What Next for Social Care?
Highland Marketing’s advisory board welcomed Jane Brightman, social care lead at Institute of Health and Social Care Management, to discuss the sector and its technology…
Turning the National Illness Service into the National Health Service
The journey a patient takes is in theory a simple, step-by-step process. It begins when a patient feels unwell. They go to their GP, the…
Unmind Closes $47m Series B for Workplace Mental Health Platform
Workplace mental health platform Unmind has closed a $47 million oversubscribed Series B funding round as it gathers global momentum partnering with some of the…
Have the Barriers to Digital Health Adoption Changed with COVID-19 a Year on?
In March we passed the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, changing the way we interact and introducing a new reality based on social restrictions…
How Voice Automation Could Help Relieve Pressure on Healthcare
Gary Williams, Director of Sales and Consultancy at Spitch, explains some of the ways voice automation could help aid the healthcare service following the pandemic…
HealthTech Startup of the Month: iPill Dispenser Reduces Opioid Diversion and Abuse
Prescription adherence technology provider iPill Dispenser has been named HealthTech Startup of the Month following a recent pitch session which took place during April’s HealthTech…
Ten Digital Priorities for NHS Patient Safety
Patient safety and digital experts give their views on immediate priorities that could make a significant difference in the UK’s NHS. Professor Mike Bewick, England’s…
Using Technology to Reduce Stress in Social Care Settings
The latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that an estimated 828,000 workers in the UK were affected by work-related stress, depression…