Carers

Using Mobilise to provide digital support to carers

A recent development for unpaid carers across England saw over 1 million individuals benefiting from tech-powered support through a groundbreaking initiative led by the carer-focused digital community, Mobilise.

£22.6 million investment to support unpaid carers through innovative projects

To support unpaid carers and improve their wellbeing, the government has announced a £22.6 million investment in innovative projects that will help to ease their responsibilities and improve their quality of life.

Navigating care cover during busy holiday periods

Ben Weatherall, Director and Co-Founder of Curam, discusses navigating care coverage during busy holiday periods.

There’s no time like the present: Career planning strategies for researchers

Preparing researchers for a range of post-programmed trajectories has become common practice in universities and their faculties and schools, but why is career planning so important?

Rethinking approaches to care for older adults

Older adults are among the most frequent users of emergency care; Open Access Government explains why this is and the suggested measures to improve and diversify care delivery and support the recovery of health and social care systems.

Detect & prevent falls in care homes with RoomMate

Sven Seljom, UK Country Manager at Sensio, walks us through a revolutionary safety sensor, RoomMate, that detects and prevents falls in care homes.

An analysis of health and welfare in Australia

Open Access Government takes time out to examine some interesting health and welfare issues in Australia.

The Clinical Pathway DevOps Platform to help NHS staff efficiency

Nathan Moore, Director at Primum Digital Ltd looks toward helping NHS staff deliver the best care at a reduced carbon cost.

Advanced practice nursing in long-term care

Paul De Raeve, Secretary General of the European Federation of Nurses Associations provides insight into the EU’s advanced practice nursing in long-term care.

Time to strengthen palliative care across Europe

Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Dr Tomas Zapata and Dr Satish Mishra, from WHO/Europe, argue that now is time to strengthen palliative care across the European Region.

Reducing falls and fractures with low-intensity vibration

MyBones explores the relationship between falls and fractures, and the importance of preventative care.

Attending the same GP is better for your health

Patients who attend the same GP are more likely to build a trusted relationship with them, and take their advice – but only 52% of patients can revisit the same GP.

‘Immense harm’ created by the criminalisation of girls in care

Girls in care frequently experience discrimination with the law, as they are overpoliced and overlooked by the system.

Eradicating dehydration in the elderly with Aquarate

Aquarate’s revolutionary fluid intake monitoring technology is helping to eradicate the problem of dehydration in the elderly community

Reducing malnutrition in care homes using AI

Possible new tech could help reduce malnutrition, improving overall health in long-term care homes using Artificial Intelligence

Protecting ageing synapses through exercise

Keeping the ageing population as active as possible, enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition.

Preventing dehydration: Supporting care home residents to drink well

Experts Diane Bunn, Ellice Parkinson and Lee Hooper discuss the problem of dehydration particularly in care homes, first of all asking us to grab a coffee, tea, water, or juice before reading on...

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