Dementia

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Medical woman using virtual reality
17 June 2019

Virtual reality tool improves carers understanding of dementia

The tool aims to increase empathy and understanding of lesser-know symptoms by enabling healthcare professionals to experience them first hand
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18 April 2019

Imperial College opens £20m centre to develop dementia-friendly homes

The care research and technology centre joins six national discovery science centres that collectively make up the UK Dementia Research
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21 January 2019

First care robot linked to smart homes tested for dementia patients

The care robot uses sensors embedded in a smart home to keep track of where patient’s are in the house,
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app round up
21 September 2018

Mobile health and apps news in brief

Our latest mobile health and apps round up features news that a survey by Roche Products Ltd has revealed there is
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A view over the river in Northern Ireland
1 August 2018

Northern Ireland prepares for roll-out of patient portal

A patient portal for people with dementia will be launched in Northern Ireland this month as part of the country’s
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Paro
14 March 2018

PARO the robotic seal one step closer to being introduced to UK hospitals

PARO, a robotic seal that responds to voice and touch interactions, is a step closer to being introduced to dementia
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news in brief
26 January 2018

Industry news in brief

January's industry news in brief features a new mobile radiology unit going down a storm at Nuffield Health Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospital and
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news in brief
12 May 2017

Health IT news in brief

This week’s health IT news in brief covers a new sharing device for NHS Trusts in West Midlands to British
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17 November 2016

2.4m download mobile game to fight dementia

You shoot flares and navigate a boat on your phone. And somehow it helps fight dementia.
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27 October 2016

Home comforts: Surrey’s IoT trial for dementia care

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is leading a test-bed to trial the use of the Internet of Things
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