Category: Health and Care

With the constant pressure to unblock beds to reduce waiting lists, how can technology play ITS part in speeding discharge? Gerry Toner at Curam sets out how their business is playing its part.

“The risk of older people being nudged to die by health and social care,” writes leading dementia expert Professor June Andrews, “or even by a family with ‘inheritance impatience’ is more than I can bear without a broken heart.”

If you find yourself making audible noises every time you exert yourself, you’re not alone! But why on Earth do we do it? Liz Lee of AAA members AMAC fitness trainers, has been doing some research!

Like many charities, AAA member Bristol After Stroke relies heavily upon volunteers to support their activities. Unlike many charities though, most of their volunteers have personal experience of the condition they are supporting…

An “older people’s sounding board” is giving clinicians, consultants and service designers in the NHS direct access to the lived experiences of service users. Tony Watts OBE attended a recent meeting organised by the NDTi to find out what was being achieved.

A small team in East Sussex is harnessing the knowledge of older people to co-design an integrated Minor Injuries and Illness Unit (MIIU) that – they believe – will lead to improved patient experiences, and are looking to learn from others around the country.