An NHS-backed rollout of AI-enabled smart lighting across care homes in Lancashire and South Cumbria has reduced falls by nearly a third, according to an independent evaluation by Lancaster University.
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A new market report forecasting rapid global growth highlights how smart wearables could support NHS services, social care providers and home care organisations facing rising pressure across the UK.
Continue reading Wearable Health Technology Set To Reshape UK Home Care Services
An NHS virtual ward service is expanding its capacity and extending to a 24-hour model, allowing more patients to receive acute care safely at home. Continue reading Virtual Ward Expansion Shows How Home Care Technology Is Reshaping NHS Recovery
A pioneering artificial intelligence project at Bradford Teaching Hospitals is set to transform early skin cancer detection across the UK. The initiative highlights how digital health and care technology can improve diagnosis, reduce waiting times, and expand access to community-based care. Continue reading AI Skin Cancer Detection In NHS Trial In Bradford
The UK’s medicines regulator has appointed a senior American technology leader to modernise its digital systems and data capabilities.
Continue reading Global Tech Leader Joins MHRA To Support Digital Health Regulation
Patients across England can now view and manage hospital appointments through the NHS App, a move designed to cut missed appointments and streamline care. The update signals growing momentum behind digital health tools supporting more connected care at home and in the community.
Continue reading NHS App Upgrade Brings Hospital Appointment Management Into One Place
A pilot across six Dorset care homes has shown how AI-based night monitoring can reduce falls and emergency callouts while improving residents’ sleep. The findings add to growing evidence that smarter, less intrusive care technology can reshape night-time support in the UK care sector. Continue reading Dorset Care Homes Trial AI Night Monitoring to Cut Falls and Improve Sleep
The discovery that anonymised health data from 500,000 UK Biobank participants was listed for sale online has reignited debate around data security in digital health. For a care sector increasingly reliant on data-driven tools, the incident could have lasting implications for trust, regulation and technology adoption.
Continue reading UK Biobank Data Breach Raises Fresh Questions for Care Technology Market
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
A new £100 million-backed investment fund aims to accelerate UK health technology companies scaling into real-world care settings.
Continue reading £100m Health Tech Fund Targets UK Home and Community Care Innovation
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