The profile of Devices for Dignity will receive a significant boost over the coming months with its role at a number of key healthcare related events around the UK. Professor Wendy Tindale, D4D’s Clinical Director, will speak at an event in January 2013, having already played the role of compere at the Medilink Yorkshire & […]
Devices For Dignity has strengthened its panel of experts with the additions of two vastly experienced clinicians. Dr Sandip Mitra has joined D4D’s panel of experts to co-lead the Renal Technologies theme. He will provide further knowledge as this theme expands to cover not only improved patient care in home and hospital dialysis but also […]
The world’s first virtual assessment clinic in the field of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) has been launched. ELAROS 24/7 is an innovative new way of carrying out initial assessment as well as the long term management and monitoring of patients with LUTS. LUTS refers to a range of urinary problems that can significantly impair […]
THREE innovative projects in the field of continence management have been awarded a total of £35,000 to help accelerate the development of their devices. Devices for Dignity (D4D), the organisation which delivers technology solutions to support people with long-term conditions preserving their dignity and independence, identified continence management as the theme of this year’s Proof […]
The Bristol Urological Institute (BUI) BioMed has been part of a consortium working together on a £1.2 million project to find ways of reducing the impact of continence difficulties for older people. This interdisciplinary project, entitled ‘Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory, Tools and Technology’ (TACT3), was led by the Brunel Institute for Bioengineering (BIBS) and […]
D4D team members from St. James’ Hospital, Leeds, have implemented a novel approach to body composition monitoring which allows many more patients to benefit from this objective assessment of haemodialysis patients’ fluid status. This helps ensure that the right amount of fluid is removed from the patient’s body during their treatment. D4D’s Renal Technology Theme […]
Devices for Dignity (D4D) is pleased to announce that it has entered partnerships with two national charities as part of its commitment to Patient and Public Involvement. The fundamental aim of D4D is to deliver technology solutions to support people with long term conditions – and crucial to this aim is the ability to communicate […]
Two companies collaborating with D4D have taken part in a major global business summit on Advances in Assistive Medical Technologies as part of the Paralympic programme. The global summit, which was organised by United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) and took place at British Business Embassy Lancaster House in early September, was attended by Tomorrow […]
A collaborative project between D4D, MDTi, Medipex and RTC North has been awarded funding through the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPRSC). The EPRSC funding has gone towards the trial of a bladder diary device being developed by ELAROS 24/7 Ltd (Electronic LUTS And Remote Observation Service). The EPRSC’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is […]
A Devices for Dignity (D4D) supported product that provides postural support to physically disabled children on board aircraft was launched this month at an event at the Gatwick headquarters of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). TravelChair 2012, designed by the children’s disability charity MERU, is portable so can be securely installed on board the […]
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