MindNewsTELEHEALTH Groundbreaking machine learning algorithm accurately predicts mental health crises by Tracy Williams May 30, 2022 by Tracy Williams May 30, 2022 Koa Health, a leading global provider of digital mental healthcare solutions, and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, today announced the results…
MindNewsTELEHEALTH Wales pilots new virtual care mental health pathway to benefit care home patients by Tracy Williams April 5, 2022 by Tracy Williams April 5, 2022 The initial six-month pilot project will see CliniTouch Vie deployed in two large care homes in Swansea Bay University Health Board, Hengoed Park and…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEFeaturedMindNews Storytelling AI set to improve wellbeing of people with dementia by Tracy Williams March 17, 2022 by Tracy Williams March 17, 2022 Researchers at the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) companion that will aid…
MindNewsTechnology How technology can support people living with dementia by Tracy Williams September 9, 2021 by Tracy Williams September 9, 2021 There are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and this number is projected to double to two million by 2050. People living…
COVID-19MindNewsTechnology ‘The forgotten army’: How technology can support the mental health of home carers by Tracy Williams July 14, 2021 by Tracy Williams July 14, 2021 While the public has become more aware of the social care sector during the pandemic, thanks to initiatives such as ‘clap for carers’, the…
IT SYSTEMSMindMobilityNewsTechnology Somo partners with Whizz-Kidz to launch a new digital community experience as part of the charity’s innovation plans to empower young wheelchair users by Tracy Williams March 12, 2021 by Tracy Williams March 12, 2021 Whizz-Kidz, one of the UK’s leading charities that support young wheelchair users has launched its new website, designed and built by digital product agency Somo. It marks…
COVID-19MindNewsTechnologyTELEHEALTH Telecare and loneliness during COVID-19 by Tracy Williams January 25, 2021 by Tracy Williams January 25, 2021 COVID-19 has had a profound effect on the lives of elderly people. Millions of older people in the UK have had to shield due…
COVID-19MindNewsTechnologyTELEHEALTH What’s the next frontier of technology in mental health? by Tracy Williams January 11, 2021 by Tracy Williams January 11, 2021 By Professor Sabine Bahn, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Psyomics Technology was always going to impact the next phase of evolution within the…
MindNewsTechnologyTELEHEALTH New mental health service for armed forces veterans in crisis for the North of England by Tracy Williams November 30, 2020 by Tracy Williams November 30, 2020 A new NHS service for former armed forces personnel experiencing severe mental health problems has launched for Remembrance Day this November. The Veterans’ Mental…
IT SystemsIT SYSTEMSMindNewsSolutionsTechnology Chatbots could be used to deliver psychotherapy during Covid-19 and beyond by Tracy Williams June 29, 2020 by Tracy Williams June 29, 2020 Chatbots could play a key role in helping people with issues around their health and wellbeing, according to a new study from academics at…