Category Archives: Preventative healthcare

Baby Boomer women and tech – new report

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

Guest blog by Kathy Mason Associate, 2020health Elder care with technology appeals most to Baby Boomer women Two thirds of 55-75 year olds would be interested in using technology to help their parents as they get older. Help with medication, memory, … Continue reading →

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Do you ‘Know your Numbers’?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by

Guest Blog by Katharine Jenner, Chief Executive at Blood Pressure UK High blood pressure is the UK’s biggest silent killer with 16 million people in the country suffering from the condition. Worryingly though, as it is symptomless, only half of … Continue reading →

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Industry View – Patients are good at caring for themselves

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

Guest Blog by David Patterson, founder of Helicon Health, emeritus professor of cardiovascular medicine, University College London and consultant cardiologist, Whittington Health. A blog, written for Digital Health by a highly experienced consultant cardiologist, struck a chord with us so we … Continue reading →

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Psychology in digital health: It’s the missing piece of the jigsaw…

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

Guest blog by Jessica Auton from Aseptika Ltd (Activ8rlives), winners of  the ‘Manage My Condition’ Category in this year’s AXA PPP ‘Health Tech & You’ Awards The psychology of self-management and the impact of digital technology: With the shift towards self-monitoring utilising digital healthcare, … Continue reading →

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Health Tech and You: Helping to reach a tipping point

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health In our previous blog we were looking at the value of the personalised health agenda. But having vision and developing policy based on that vision is one thing. Identifying the ‘how to’ steps to … Continue reading →

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Health Tech and You: Leading in the personalisation of health care

Posted on March 27, 2015 by

By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health The weather might have not have been particularly spring like but the Design Museum certainly lit up the waterfront beside the Thames in a vivid display promoting the Health Tech and You Awards … Continue reading →

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British Heart Foundation creating ‘Proud Quitters’ this No Smoking Day

Posted on March 11, 2015 by

Guest Blog by Dr Mike Knapton, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, a member of NHE’s editorial board and a part-time GP in Cambridge. Today, on 11th March, I expect nearly a million smokers in the United Kingdom … Continue reading →

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