Public Health Profiles

Technology

The following selected resources can be used to support improving access to and use of new technologies:

Digital inclusion published by the Centre for Ageing Better
One Digital published by Age UK
UK Research and Innovation - Healthy Ageing published by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Technology for Healthy Ageing & Wellbeing (THAW) published by the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, University of Sheffied
AbilityNet - a national charity that "exists to change the lives of disabled people by helping them to use digital technology at work, at home or in education".
Social Care Digital Innovation Programme 2019-2021 published by the Local Government Association
Technology to support personalised health and care published by NHS England (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in Internet Explorer)
Designing digital skills interventions for older people (2019) published by Good Things Foundation
NHS Long Term Plan - Chapter5: Digitally-enabled care will go mainstream across the NHS (2019) published by NHS England (may need to right-click, copy & paste link in Internet Explorer)
Policy paper - The Grand Challenges - Ageing Society (2018) published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
The NHS at 70: What will new technology mean for the NHS and its patients? (2018) published by the Health Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust
Life-changing technology for the elderly (2018) published by Age UK
Harnessing technology to meet increasing care needs (2017) published by the Council for Science & Technology
Assistive technology for disabled and older people: research and development work (2013) published by the Department of Health and Social Care

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