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Reducing social isolation and loneliness

October 27, 2020January 4, 2021 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

I had the pleasure of chairing the fourth in The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing. The focus for this session was on reducing social isolation and loneliness. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for this session included Smriti Kotiyal, Research Assistant, University of Bradford Marianne Wanstall, CEO, The Brendoncare Foundation Heather Claridge, Principal Design Officer, Architecture & Design Scotland COVID-19 and the role of technology Smriti began by discussing the significant role that technology, including communication technologies, has played in managing COVID-19. COVID-19 is often compared to the 1918 Spanish Flu and 2009 H1N1 outbreak. Today we have improved capacity, diagnostic tools and communications. For example, current global internet usage sits at 53.6% compared to 25.8% in 2009. This has very much facilitated improved knowledge sharing and better use of technological advancements. The use of technology to reduce the spread of COVID-19 has not been without controversy. China is one...

Monitoring vulnerable patients and remote diagnostics

October 14, 2020January 4, 2021 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

This was the third webinar in the The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing. The focus for this session was on monitoring vulnerable patients and remote diagnostics. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for this session included Jessie Cunnett, Head of Health and Social Care at Traverse Tara Marshall, Clinical Improvement Lead at the Eastern Academic Health Science Network Daniel Casson, Digital Social Care, Digital Transformation Adviser, Care England and Managing Director of Casson Consulting London. The experience of digital care COVID-19 has radically transformed the delivery of health and care with a rapid shift towards virtual consultations. However, little research had been done on understanding the virtual health and care experience, and how this might differ across populations and care requirements. To understand this, Traverse, alongside Healthwatch and National Voices, conducted research on understanding the virtual health and care experience. Jessie discussed the recent report, The Doctor will Zoom you now. The...

Community care and care homes

September 23, 2020January 4, 2021 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

I had the pleasure of chairing the second in a series of webinars for The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on Healthy Living and Housing. The focus for this session was on care homes and community care. This built on the first session that focused on the links between our lived environments and our health. You can access the session by clicking the link here, and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for this session included Shirley Ayres, Co-Founder, Connected Care Network* Dai Roberts, Senior Programme Innovation Lead, Health Innovation Manchester Shirley Hall, Head of Innovation and Wellbeing, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust Lee Fordham, Associate Director, Architype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCLAr06knLg Clip from The IET’s EngShorts series covering many of the points raised in this discussion. Creating new living choices for older people Shirley Ayres outlined some of the opportunities and challenges in the care sector, calling for a radically different approach. For Shirley, it’s time we had a long term care revolution. To put in today’s context, this is clearly a...

Healthy Living and Housing

July 29, 2020January 4, 2021 by Sophie Taysom Comment Closed

I had the pleasure of chairing a webinar for The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on Healthy Living and Housing. This was the first of a six part series looking at the interplay between our lived environments and our health. You can access the session by clicking the link here, and registering. The next session is on 16 September and examines health and home in the context of care homes and community care. Speakers for this session included Julie Godefroy, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Dr Richard Miller, Connected Places Catapult Annalise Johns, Connected Places Catapult Dr Helen Crampin, InnovateUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxDnI9pWYbA Clip from The IET's EngShorts series covering many of the points raised in this discussion. What we know and don’t know about the impact of the built environment Julie provided an overview of the role of CIBSE and their recent guidance, Health and wellbeing in building services. The focus of the guidance is on the effects of the built environment on health, comfort...