Category: Technology
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LEGRAND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO TACKLE ISOLATION
Whitehouse Farm Centre, a family-run farm attraction near Morpeth, has launched a new initiative which aims to encourage new friendships and tackle isolation through a regular programme of events....jpg "Sam Beattie with skydiving instructor following her first fundraising effort.")
‘Flying Sam’ To Take on Fundraising Bungee Jump
Staff at Balhousie Forth View Care Home have launched a fundraising appeal to buy a state-of-the-art multi-sensory table to help enhance the lives of their residents. The appeal is being led by...
MARITIME CARE HOME WINS TECHNOLOGY GRANT
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has launched an innovative therapy programme at its Banstead home after winning a £5,000 grant to fund new technology. The Society will use the...
CARE STAFF WILL SKYDIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR VR HEADSETS
Staff at a Dundee care home are gearing up for a charity skydive to raise money for high-tech virtual reality (VR) equipment for its residents. Balhousie Clement Park, part of Balhousie Care Group,...
NEW EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE BRAIN CANCER TREATMENT IN EAST MIDLANDS
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is the first Trust in the UK to have acquired pioneering new equipment, helping hundreds of patients in the East Midlands benefit from brain tumour...
CARE HOME RESIDENTS GO SIGHTSEEING USING VR THERAPY
Buckingham Palace, Bamburgh Castle and Beamish Museum were just some of the sights enjoyed by Stockton care home residents in one afternoon using virtual reality (VR) technology. The VR therapy...
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS HUGE SUPPORT FOR CAMERAS IN CARE HOMES
Three quarters of people would be more likely to choose a care home for a family member if independently monitored surveillance cameras were in place, according to new research. The Panelbase*...
RESEARCH REVEALS WANT FOR A SOCIAL CARE REVOLUTION
UK citizens are fully behind the need for a revolution in how adult social care is delivered, according to recent research. The independent market research commissioned by Younifi, a solution...
DEMENTIA CAMPAIGNER RAISES OVER £3000 WITH WING WALK
Care Protect has supported high profile dementia awareness campaigner, Jayne Connery, to undertake a nerve-wracking wing walk in aid of BRACE, the Alzheimer’s research charity. The wing walk,...
MRC announces £10m initiative to tackle antibiotic resistance
The Medical Research Council has announced £10million cross-council initiative to tackle antibiotic resistance. The MRC’s announcement comes on the same day new research claims...
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