This app is developed for people with dementia and their carers.
Dementia is a life changing condition mostly in later life and is increasingly recognised as an important clinical and social problem with devastating consequences for the patients and those who care for them. Accessing appropriate information and services for people with dementia and their carers is vital in their continuing care and management.
This app development is led by the idea inventor/originator Dr Latha Velayudhan in collaboration with NHS Leicestershire Health Informatics Service (LHIS) and Older People’s Mental Health Service (OPMH), Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
It is intended that the app can be used by people with dementia and their carers at any point or stage of illness so that they can use guidance to help them to manage various aspects of their life and more importantly signpost them to an array of services and organisations that provide specialised support and information, locally, regionally and nationally. There is also information for dementia risk prevention. Signposting information is categorised, such as, finances, transport, employment, living well, relationship etc. with contact details for these resources and links to websites such as Alzheimer’s Society, NHS choices and YoungDementia UK.
The dementia app is aimed at patients, families, and health professional alike. The app aims to empower and guidance for self–management with appropriate information, knowledge and support following diagnosis.
The Oxleas Dementia App was developed as a joint venture between NHS Leicestershire Health Informatics Service and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. Combining skills from both organisations (clinical knowledge + technical knowledge) to create something really exciting. The use of apps is not only more engaging as information is presented on a multimedia platform, but the use of text, audio and video is also much more accessible.
Here at LHIS we pride ourselves on our ability to use the latest technology available to help our customers make improvements, and efficiencies in their organisation, or to their customers!
This is a prime example of that ethos. Mobile application technology may seem out of reach to many organisations, however this is not the case. As you can see from the apps we have now made available on the Apple and Google Play Store, mobile app technology can be used for many things from simplifying and improving business as usual activities, such as patient communication and education, to enabling tools such as wireless availability.
This is a definite growth area for the industry, people are accessing information when and where they want to, and mobile apps allows you to target this audience directly, in the comfort of their own home, on the bus, or as an additional tool to be used in consultation with a customer/patient.
Do you have an idea for an app? Contact a member of our team today and we will use our expertise and experience to turn your idea into reality!
I am very impressed by the support and quality of work delivered by LHIS. They were very friendly and approachable in addition to their high standards of professionalism throughout the project. The team is very motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic and went beyond their limits in completing the tasks and sticking to the project deadline.
I wish LHIS much success and would recommend them to anyone considering developing similar apps.
Mobile App development is a real growth area for LHIS, and it will be exciting to see how this area develops.