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Today’s social care ecosystem continues to be under equipped for the growing challenges associated with supporting and funding the care for an ageing population. And as we find...
A recently published article by The Silicon Review provided valuable information on how BioIQ is changing the healthcare landscape. This new service has been connecting people by...
The future of healthcare is inextricably linked to the future of technology, and there are many extraordinary developments taking place in the world that will shape the future of the healthcare industry in numerous huge and surprising ways.
More and more patients need hospital care, whether it’s in an accident and emergency department, seeking cancer treatment, or for planned routine operations, the steady increase is a concern. The NHS collects and processes an immense amount of data, all of which can be analysed and actioned to improve the experience for patients.
With an aging and growing population, there is an ever-increasing need to find smarter and more efficient ways to deliver healthcare. To bring this about, healthcare professionals are turning to technology for answers.
There are health technology innovations which only seemed to appear in sci-fi movies, but now, we can use these to prolong or improve our health as well
Technology encompasses a vital portion of the healthcare lifecycle including diagnosis of disease, subsequent treatments and continuous monitoring.
Technology in healthcare In the modern world, technology has proved to play a critical role in every industry and in all aspects of our lives. In the health care industry,...
The HealthCare (HC) Industry has evolved tremendously since its inception. According to WHO reports, the Global Healthcare Expenditure forecast is believed to reach USD 9.5...
NHS England has published an update on the Five Year Forward View, outlining what it describes as “a series of practical and realistic steps for the NHS”. In this Q&A, Lyn...
Today’s social care ecosystem continues to be under equipped for the growing challenges associated with supporting and funding the care for an ageing population. And as we find ourselves in the midst of a heatwave, the current care services are under further pressure to ensure the older generation are safe, well looked after and coping in the extreme heat.
But with the death toll from the ongoing heatwave reaching 1,000*, it is apparent that it is has become increasingly difficult to care for those who are vulnerable and at a particularly high risk of illness. Due to the lack of support, more elderly people are being left in their homes to battle the heat on their own. It is evident that their health is being compromised, particularly in cases where that person may be infirm or living with conditions such as Alzheimer’s or dementia, as they can often have limited access to fluids and are unable to open windows and doors due to lack of assistance. Add up all these limitations, and it’s easy to see why these members of the public are at a greater risk of suffering from heatstroke and running into other such problems.
It is not just a case of doing the same things faster to overcome this. Given the scale of the problem, technology must be leveraged to fundamentally reconsider how older patients are cared for during this ongoing heatwave. Innovative solutions such as IoT based sensors assures the delivery of 24/7 care, tracking temperature levels and spotting unusual changes to allow for intervention when it is most needed. In addition, setting alarmed meters will further reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and allow more of the population to stay safely at home in these sweltering temperatures. This real-time information supports an enhanced personal care experience and enables members of the public to enjoy the warm weather in comfort and safety.
Likewise, with the winter months and the significant drops in temperature, the same technology can be harnessed to provide an enhanced personal care experience.
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