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  1. Network exploring how robots can support people living with frailty

    July 22, 2021

    A network of universities, led by UWE Bristol, has come together to explore how robots can be used to support people to better self-manage the conditions that result from frailty, providing information and data to healthcare practitioners, and enabling more timely interventions. Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly, Professor of Assistive Robotics and Intelligent Health Technologies at UWE Bristol, is leading a team of four other UK universities, Sheff…

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  2. Coventry University expert contributes to government’s National Plan for Sport and Recreation

    July 20, 2021

    A panel of experts, including a Coventry University Professor, has submitted evidence to the House of Commons and House of Lords Select Committees to advise the government on how to best promote an active and healthy nation. David Broom, Professor of Physical Activity, Exercise and Health within the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, formed part of a panel who submitted evidence to the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select C…

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  3. Anglia Ruskin collaboration study investigates whether exercise can improve cognition in Down syndrome community

    July 20, 2021

    A major international study has been launched to investigate whether exercise can improve cognition for people with Down syndrome. The Mindsets study is a partnership between the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, BrainHQ, and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), and the researchers are looking to recruit participants from the UK. There is anecdotal evidence that exercise can lead to an improvement in mental fitness for people in the Down syndrome commun…

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  4. Collaboration including University of Hertfordshire and Leeds Beckett University works to improve hospital care for people with dementia

    July 20, 2021

    A team of researchers from the University of Hertfordshire, Leeds Beckett University and the University of Nottingham have been awarded over £300,000 of funding from the Alzheimer’s Society to co-design resources to improve dementia care in hospital. People with dementia are admitted to hospital for many health reasons, often not directly related to their dementia. Being in hospital can be frightening and disorientating, and patients with dementi…

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  5. Patient Simulations and Critical Care at Coventry University

    July 15, 2021

    Patient simulation Simulated practice within the clinical skills laboratories does not replace clinical experience but it does equip the students with skills that are transferable to clinical practice. Working on the simulated patients can build self-confidence by offering a safe and supportive environment to practice clinical skills without compromising patient safety. Students are given feedback so that they can reflect on their performance and…

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  6. Skills Simulation Centre at UWE Bristol

    July 15, 2021

    Health Professions facilities Building confidence and honing skills ahead of placements, UWE Bristol offers industry-standard equipment that mirrors the equipment found in the workplace. Skills Simulation Centre Watch UWE’s Skills Simulation Centre film and learn more about the incredible facilities available to Health Professions students. What’s waiting for prospective students? Specialist healthcare facilities UWE’s Health Professions courses …

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  7. Extensive online learning provision and bioimaging suites at Oxford Brookes University

    July 14, 2021

    Facilities in the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Based at the Headington Campus, one mile East of Oxford City Centre, the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences offers a research-led, dynamic and supportive environment in which to study. Here you’ll have access to excellent facilities, including a range of well-equipped laboratories, an advanced bioimaging suite and an extensive collection of online learning resources.   Sin…

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  8. Facilities at Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences – Birmingham City University

    July 14, 2021

    https://youtu.be/Y5mdKCXea9A School of Nursing and Midwifery Our Facilities The School of Nursing and Midwifery consists of specialist facilities to enable our students the ability to explore, learn and develop within every aspect of their speciality. All students have access to facilities and e-learning facilities to support their studies. View BCU’s mock wards, birthing room, skills practice and care enhancement (SPACE) and social study space b…

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  9. Anglia Ruskin’s high tech facilities for healthcare training

    July 13, 2021

    Anglia Ruskin’s Faculty of Health, Education and Social Care is the largest provider of health, social care and education courses in the East of England, and provides students with hands-on experience with the latest equipment and treatments in modern health and social care. Medicine facilities ARU’s School of Medicine in Chelmsford opened in 2018. The £20 million building boasts state-of-the-art skills facilities, GP simulation rooms, an anatomy…

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  10. Facilities at the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education – Kingston University

    July 12, 2021

    Nursing Our nursing students are taught by the Simulated Learning and Clinical Skills team within clinical, community and practice health settings. Our Nursing Simulated Learning and Clinical Skills Centre facilities include a simulated ward area with a medication room, clinical classrooms, one of which has an immersion suite for fully immersive simulated learning scenarios in different settings. The areas are set up with an audio-visual system s…

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