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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · 9d

🌟 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!
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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · 10d

📅 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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · 11d

📢 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.

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · 17d

📢 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

Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · 25d

👏 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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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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎉 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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎉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!

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Aug 31

📅 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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎉 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.

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 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

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎙️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.

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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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢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!

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Aug 1

🎉 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.

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 31

📅 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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology | 162 followers on LinkedIn. Transforming & supporting an economy of wellbeing through development & application of innovations in health & care | Healthcare…

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 28

📢 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

Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 21

📚#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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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢 Exciting Announcement from the Centre for Health Technology

We’re proud to share that Dr John Downey and Professor Sheena Asthana have been appointed as chairs of a new Digital & Data working group for Falls and Frailty Prevention across Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB).

#CHT #DevonICB #UoP

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Study Reveals Emotional Burden of Children with Multiple Health Conditions. Led by Professor Shang-Ming Zhou at CHT, and researchers Mr Temidayo I. Oluwalade, Dr Hossein Ahmadi, Professor Lin Huo from Guangxi University, China, and Dr Richard Sharpe from Cornwall City Council.

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 4

📢 Announcing Community Connections! A project from The Plymouth Living Lab, a community-based digital health intervention tackling social isolation for frail community members. The free app provides activities, health and wellbeing chats to people 60+ at home. 👉 Contact [email protected]

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jul 1

🎉Congratulations Leonie Cooper, our July #CHTResearcheroftheMonth!

🔬 Leonie is currently working on the ASKDIPaC Project and previously worked as a researcher on the GOALD project. Leonie also recently defended her PhD, which explored how social robots can deliver behaviour change interventions.

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jun 30

💡 It’s been a busy month filled with innovation and partnership! We’re proud of our researchers, collaborators, and community partners who are driving impactful change across health and care.

📢 Check out CHT's June Wrap-up on LinkedIn! buff.ly/24FDKdj

👉 Follow #CHT for news and announcements!

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology | 154 followers on LinkedIn. Transforming & supporting an economy of wellbeing through development & application of innovations in health & care | Healthcare…

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jun 27

📢 Exciting News from CHT!

🎤 On 11 June at NHS ConfedExpo 2025 in Manchester, CHT Director Professor Sheena Asthana joined the panel on Reimagining Care: Cross-Sector Innovation in Rural and Coastal Communities.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/VjgWLcN

#CHT #UoP

Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Centre for Health Technology (CHT) is proud to support this important international collaboration, contributing to meaningful research that addresses trauma-informed care, workforce well-being, and the protection of vulnerable children.

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Registration Now Open! APSAC 32nd Colloquium - American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)

APSAC 32nd Colloquium Registration!

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jun 23

📣 Dr Oliver Beer represents CHT & UoP in collaboration with Dr Rebecca Phillips (WOU) at #APSAC2025 looking at the 'Impacts of Work-Related Stress and Subsequent Coping Responses Among Forensic Interviewers in Children’s Advocacy Centers'.

👉 Read more in the comments!

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Registration Now Open! APSAC 32nd Colloquium - American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)

APSAC 32nd Colloquium Registration!

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Plymouth's Centre for Health Technology @plymouthcht.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 Exciting updates from CHT!

🌐 Today, the Centre for Health Technology team presented to the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, demonstrating the value of health technologies to both supporting local tech industries and providing cost-savings to the health and care sector.

#CHT #UoP