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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology
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CHT focuses on helping healthcare systems achieve the ‘quadruple aim’ of better pop. health, reduced inequalities, improved care experiences, enhanced well-being for staff & lower system costs, using co-designed, novel health technologies. bit.ly/3sMBny5
Educators, your insight matters! 💭

📢 We’re researching how pre-reg healthcare programmes teach the NHS priorities: digital, prevention, community.

⏱️ 5–10 mins

🔗 Please access the survey here: buff.ly/drIXAOx

Thank you for your valuable participation.

#CHT #CentreforHealthTechnology #UoP
Modernising the healthcare curricula to enable the NHS Long Term Plan
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎉 The University of Plymouth’s pilot project, Community Connection is helping older adults improve digital skills and tackle social isolation. A wonderful example of how digital transformation can support wellbeing and inclusion.👏

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/1eEGYCg

#CHT #CentreforHealthTechnology #UoP
Scheme to help older people digitally connect in Plymouth
An online pilot project has been helping residents reduce feelings of social isolation.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌟 #CHT December Researcher of the Month 🌟

📢 CHT is excited to highlight the research of Dr Om Prakash Singh, Lecturer at CHT, whose work is making a transformative impact on sustainability and at-home healthcare.

🔗Read more about Om's work on LinkedIn: buff.ly/oId1wKf

#Researcherofthemonth
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📅 CHT November Wrap-Up

We’re excited to look back at a month filled with impactful research, innovative thinking, and celebrations across the Centre for Health Technology. Here’s what we’ve been up to! 👇

👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ

📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎉 CHT researchers and colleagues from across the health professions have had their paper accepted for a conference presentation at EXPLAINABILITY 2025, The Second International Conference on Systems Explainability, where it will subsequently be published in a conference collection! 🔗
EXPLAINABILITY 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 CHT is thrilled to share that PEC has published a new paper by Dr Kieran Green, Dr John Downey and Prof Sheena Asthana exploring the foundational philosophy behind “what matters to you” conversations in healthcare and patient care.

🔗 Read here: buff.ly/5KXigdf

#CHT #UoP
"Mattering" is the foundation of identifying 'What Matters' in patient care
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November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌟 #CHT November Researcher of the Month 🌟

This month, we’re celebrating Professor Ray Jones as the November Researcher of the Month! Ray is one of the founding members of the Centre for Health Technology and a pioneer in digital health. 👏

Read more about Ray's work on LinkedIn: buff.ly/oId1wKf
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📅CHT October Wrap-Up

🏛️It’s been a quieter but impactful month for the Centre for Health Technology, with new research, collaboration highlights, and a celebration of leadership across our network.

👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ

📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 New Publication Alert!

👏CHT is excited to share a recently published paper by Dr Oliver W. J. Beer:

“Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review”

🔗 Read here: buff.ly/nAVJcDB

#CHT #UoP #SexualHealth
Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review - Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Introduction Heterosexual-identified men who have sex with men (H-MSM) experience sexual identity and behavior discordance. H-MSM may comprise 0.5–3.5% of adult heterosexual men. Understanding and…
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October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🌟 October Researcher of the Month Professor Sheena Asthana 🌟

Congratulations to Prof Sheena Asthana, Director of the Centre for Health Technology and Co-Director of the Centre for Coastal Communities, as our #CHTResearcheroftheMonth! 🎉

👏 We’re proud to celebrate her leadership and vision!
#CHT
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📅 September Wrap-Up | Centre for Health Technology

🏛️September has been a milestone month at CHT, from formal Centre status to new NHS partnerships, publications & exciting new collaborations!

👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ

📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
Physiological evidence of escalating stress during COVID-19: a longitudinal assessment of child welfare workers
Studies have shown that stress has contributed to employee turnover and retention problems for agencies, and at the individual level, chronic stress has been associated with coronary heart disease,...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📢 The Centre for Health Technology has been awarded formal Centre status by the University of Plymouth! This recognition reflects the incredible work of our researchers, clinicians, and partners who are driving innovation in digital health, data, and technology-enabled care.

#CHT #UoP
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📢 New collaborations at CHT!

Prof Aled Jones & Dr John Downey are partnering with @NHSEngland to explore how education providers are equipping a “modernised” workforce with the competencies needed for NHS priorities to ensure a “modernised” and future-ready workforce.

#CHT #DigitalHealth #UoP
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
👏 Congrats to Dr Oliver Beer & colleagues from Western Kentucky & University of Kentucky! Their article on child welfare worker stress during COVID-19 received an Honorable Mention for Article of the Year from the Journal of Public Child Welfare.

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#CHT #UoP
Physiological evidence of escalating stress during COVID-19: a longitudinal assessment of child welfare workers
Studies have shown that stress has contributed to employee turnover and retention problems for agencies, and at the individual level, chronic stress has been associated with coronary heart disease,...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🎉 Congrats to Dr John Downey and Dr Nicole Thomas on their new publication scoping how coproduction is used in practice by non-academic organisations!

The work highlights how coproduction work is still superficial and may not be representative of true participatory approaches.

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Grey literature scoping review: a synthesis of the application of participatory methodologies in underrepresented groups at an elevated risk of dementia - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background Diverse populations are more exposed to life course influences on adverse ageing, including brain ageing. Research into dementia in the United Kingdom inadvertently lacks diversity.…
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September 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎉Our #CHTResearcheroftheMonth for September is Dr John Downey!

📢John is advancing digital transformation research across healthcare. His work on the methods needed to evaluate complex issues like digital transformation is driving real life impact. Stay tuned for more updates on John's research!
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📅 August Wrap-Up | Centre for Health Technology

It’s been another impactful month at the Centre for Health Technology (CHT), filled with podcasts, publications, and exciting research! Check out CHT's August Wrap-up on LinkedIn! buff.ly/24FDKdj

👉 Follow #CHT for news and announcements!
Towards a new coastal classification: An ESRC funded project
The Centre for Coastal Communities (CfCC) has been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to co-design, implement and make publicly available an...
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August 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎉 The abstract “A Digital App to Support Occupational Therapists in Making Discharge Decisions for cognitive impairments in people with stroke (PwS): Co-creation study”, phas been accepted for an In-Person Poster Presentation at UK Stroke Forum Conference 2025, from 25-27 November 2025 in Aberdeen.
August 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Congratulations to Professor Sheena Asthana, Dr John Downey, Dr Kieran Green, and colleagues from the ICB and Plymouth Community Homes on their recent publication in the BMJ, responding to the Darzi report.

🔗 Read the full article here: buff.ly/4mu091O

#CHT #CentreforHealthTechnology #UoP
August 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎙️New Podcast Episode

Dr John Downey and Martha Lee from Devon ICB recently joined the BMJ Podcast Wellness industry lies, and preventative AI evaluation to discuss determinants of health, The Plymouth Living Lab and how AI could support preventive care in communities.

🎧Listen here:
Wellness industry lies, and preventative AI evaluation | Medicine and Science from The BMJ
Devi Sridhar's new book  “How Not to Die  (Too Soon) - The Lies We’ve Been Sold, and the Policies That Could Save Us” is focussing on the way wellness culture ignores the societal context in which…
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August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢The paper “Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Potential of Virtual Reality for Supporting Autistic Individuals in Interview and Recruitment Processes through a Realist Review” by researchers from the CHT BRIDGING project has been accepted in the journal Research in Autism!

🔗Read here: buff.ly/sUwZGuh
August 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎉 Sheela Agarwal is August #CHTResearcheroftheMonth!

📢Sheela is Co-Director of the Centre of Coastal Communities and a researcher with a longstanding focus on socio-economic disparities of UK coastal communities.

Read more about Sheela's projects here:
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August 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📅 July Wrap-Up | Centre for Health Technology

It’s been another impactful month at CHT, filled with new appointments, publications, and exciting funding wins. Check out CHT's July Wrap-up on LinkedIn! buff.ly/24FDKdj

👉 Follow #CHT for news and announcements!
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July 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 Congratulations to Professor Sarah Neil and Dr John Downey, who have secured £30,000 from R&I to host an entrepreneur in residence! These funds will allow industry support from Orcha and Cisco to progress the ipoorly app for acutely ill children.

#CHT #CentreforHealthTechnology #UoP
July 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📚#CHT is thrilled to share that the book Interactive Media for Cultural Heritage has just been published!

The chapter "From Headsets to Mindsets" is co-authored by Dr Michael Loizou, Associate Professor in Digital Health and Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Technology.

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Interactive Media for Cultural Heritage
This collected volume presents a full range of interactive media technologies from diverse locations, and their applications in Digital Cultural Heritage.
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July 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM