A service operating out of Salisbury is offering hospital-standard clinical care delivered directly to patients’ homes, with the backing of occupational health provider Healix Health. Continue reading New Salisbury Service Promises To Free Up A Ward’s Worth Of NHS Beds Every Week
A landmark strategic alliance between Royal Philips and WellSpan Health is redefining what technology partnership looks like in community health and the implications for the UK care sector are hard to ignore. Continue reading Why This Seven-Year Philips Deal Is A Wake-Up Call For NHS Digital Strategy
A new development in Scotland is putting a spotlight on the chronic gap between supply and demand for specialist housing and on why the right blend of purposeful design, assistive technology, and data-led commissioning could be transformative for the 1.4 million people with a learning disability across the UK. Continue reading Why Supported Housing For People With Learning Disabilities Needs A Digital Rethink
As pre-hospital ECMO trials gather momentum internationally, the implications for community health services and urgent care delivery are profound, raising urgent questions for NHS commissioners and care technology innovators about what truly advanced care in the home could look like. Continue reading From ICU To Living Room Portable Heart-Lung Technology Is Redefining Emergency Care At Home
A landmark eight-year contract in Sweden sees Philips lead a consortium delivering continuous remote monitoring to up to 15,000 complex patients annually in their own homes. As NHS England accelerates its own virtual ward ambitions, the implications for home care technology and community health services across the UK are considerable. Continue reading Philips Wins Eight-Year Hospital-at-Home Contract
Calls for tougher accessible housing targets are placing fresh attention on the relationship between housing design, digital health and the future of care at home. As councils argue that higher accessibility standards are achievable, care providers and technology firms say better-designed homes could reduce pressure on NHS community services and support more independent living across the UK care sector.
Continue reading Accessible Homes Push Could Accelerate UK Care Technology Adoption
Rising fees rather than rising demand are behind the UK care home sector’s growth to £27bn. With pressure on staffing and funding, providers are increasingly turning to digital tools to keep services sustainable.
Continue reading UK Care Home Market Climbs To £27bn While Providers Look To Technology To Manage Costs
Samsung has updated its SmartThings platform to strengthen remote family care, introducing AI-driven features aimed at supporting ageing relatives living independently.
Continue reading Samsung Expands SmartThings To Support Remote Family Care
A two-year evaluation of Shropshire Council’s Virtual Care Delivery service suggests that home care technology can improve independence, ease pressure on services, and support more preventative care. The findings highlight the growing role of digital health in reshaping the UK care sector.
Continue reading Shropshire Virtual Care Pilot Modernising Social Care In Britain
A major funding round for US-based Imperative Care reflects growing momentum in advanced stroke treatment technologies. For the UK, the ripple effects could shape not only hospital care, but long-term recovery in communities and at home. Continue reading $100m Medtech Investment Points to Future of Stroke Care and Recovery
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