EXPLORING THE POWER OF COMBINATORIAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF COPD AMONG OLDER PEOPLE

Ways to address the increasing healthcare needs of older people are a priority for the National Health Service (NHS) in England. The NHS England Test Bed programme was designed to trial new models of care that are supported by digital health technologies. This paper reports on findings from one Test Bed programme, the Lancashire and Cumbria Innovation Alliance (LCIA) – a partnership between NHS England, industry and Lancaster University, which...