The Howard de Walden Estate has completed three signings within its healthcare portfolio, with Cognacity, Orri and All Points North (APN) all taking space in the Harley Street Medical Area (HSMA), as occupier demand for prime healthcare space remains competitive. Global expert in mental health and performance Cognacity is moving to larger premises in response […]
AI could be a useful tool in mental health treatment, according to the results of a new pilot study led by University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) researchers. The study found changes in patients’ brain activity along with improved depression and anxiety symptoms after using Lumen – an AI voice assistant that delivered a form of […]
Yamaha has just announced a new limited edition electric bicycle known as the 30th Anniversary Special Edition YDX-MORO 07. The launch celebrates Yamaha’s 30 years of e-bike building, which made the company the first to bring a production e-bike to market. Technically there are electric bicycle patents going back around a century, but most were […]
Orion Health has appointed a new sales director for Scotland. Gabriel Radford, who has a background in business development for companies working with health, social care, and local government, will support customers and help them to develop their digital care records. Scotland has made a significant investment in technology to integrate health and social care […]
Clean energy trailblazer Montgomery County, Maryland, has announced it’s building what will be the largest self-sustaining, renewable-powered bus depot in the US. The bus depot will be an Energy as a Service microgrid – that means it will offer various energy-related services to consumers in addition to supplying electricity. It’s known as Montgomery County’s Equipment […]
At HTN Now: Digital ICS, we hosted a panel discussion featuring Dr Tamara Everington (chief clinical information officer and haematology consultant at Hampshire Hospitals NHS), Dr Dan Alton (chief clinical information officer at Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICS); and Paula Ridd (strategy director, health and care at Civica). Tamara, Dan and Paula shared their views […]
Admiral Nurses, who look after dementia patients at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s two acute hospitals, say this type of person centred care is essential. Tracey Bowman, an Admiral Nurse at the West Cumberland Hospital, issued some advice during Dementia Action (Awareness) Week which runs until May 21. Tracey said: “Person centred care is […]
In her virtual sessions with clients, Kehinde struck a “delicate balance, because the body can be the scariest place to be present,” and she worried that on Zoom she might miss signs that “someone was far past their threshold.” She taught clients that, on waking, they should scan their bodies for regions of sanctuary. She […]
Unfortunately, my inner life didn’t match my parents’ steeliness. I was a moody kid, prone to melancholic jags. My mom loves to clown me about how, at 6 years old, I would put on an old Don McLean LP of hers — the “American Pie” album — and set the needle down on “Vincent,” McLean’s […]
Dr. S and I tried to work through the conflict. For me, she knew, dependency implied obligation and control — so I wouldn’t let her, or let myself, be close. I didn’t disagree, but how was I supposed to rescue my desire to be held from my fear of being crushed, my desire for love […]
