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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from June 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Who can comprehend that 43% of Covid-19 deaths are linked to nursing homes? Or that high speed internet would not be available in nursing homes or the dementia care units in assisted living where their relatives now lived. Will technology become standard in senior living and nursing homes? Let’s hope July is better!

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Polyclinics and the Labour party's Digital Health plans for the NHS

Lloyd Price

Moving care from hospitals into communities: Telehealth and remote care: Labour plans to expand telehealth services, allowing patients to consult with healthcare professionals remotely and receive care closer to home. NHS polyclinics were first introduced in England in 2008 as part of a wider reform of the NHS.