Products & deployments

Deepak Gaddipati, Founder and CTO of VirtuSense, has always been an analytical thinker, problem solver, and champion of AI technology. Deepak’s early work included developing the body scanners used by most airport security and working on special projects with the U.S. Department of Defense. However, in 2009, Deepak’s otherwise independent and healthy grandmother fell and [...]

By Nick Weston, CCO at Lilli

Radar Healthcare works with organisations to make healthcare safer. By capturing and analysing data around key operations such as risk and compliance, its health and social care partners can see what’s working well and how to use that best practice to drive improvement across their organisation. The end result is immediate action, resulting in improved [...]

YourStride is a discreet personal alarm watch providing independence and peace of mind. YourStride works anywhere, giving the wearer the freedom to shop, exercise and socialise, with 24/7 monitoring. The watch also counts daily steps and measures heart rate and blood pressure, encouraging the wearer to lead an active life. We called up YourStride Growth [...]

“Very little has changed in telecare over the past decade,” Christian Geisselmann, head of Nobi UK, says. “We're still giving people pendants and plastic boxes. We're still doing reactive telecare. We still don't have any insight or any data. Telehealth and telecare are not joined up.” With more than 25 years in health and social [...]

Gavin Bashar, UK managing director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses how technology can enable older people to live independently for longer, emerging technologies that can support falls management, and how we can meet the 2025 digital transformation target. Falls are the largest cause of emergency hospital admissions for older people with 70,000-75,000 people fracturing their hip [...]

“Falls and frailty is one of the biggest problems post Covid, which was bad even before the pandemic,” Dr Diana Hodgins, MBE says. “You tell an eighty year old to sit for two years. And then guess what? When they go out, they fall over. “It’s not surprising that we’re in this situation.” Diana is [...]

Natasha Salway is the TEC Projects Manager at Oysta Technology. The Northants company’s technology-enabled care solutions help people live independently for longer. An 18-year veteran of the adult social care industry, Natasha has significant on-the-ground experience of working with service-users and seeing Oysta’s technology in action. “If you ask anyone about the type of technology [...]

We can all stumble or trip at times, however, for older adults, the consequences of falling can be greater. Not only can falls result in fractures and sustained injuries, but they can have a long-term impact on the confidence of older adults, which may affect their long-term independence. After some careful thought and preparation, however, [...]

Spasticity affects around a third of all stroke survivors and can severely impact quality of life. Painful muscle spasms, stiffness in the limbs, curled toes and overactive reflexes can all affect mobility, forcing those affected to adapt their movements and lifestyles. Spasticity can also prevent the joint from being fully bent or straightened. Drugs such [...]