Buckingham Healthcare
Exercise system for inpatients
- Funding £13,805
- Competition Addressing Functional Needs in the Elderly
- Competition Date Spring 2015
- Local AHSN Wessex AHSN
- Website http://www.buckinghamhealthcare.co.uk/
- Key Contact Christine Buckingham
- Status Proof of Concept
- Pathways Older People/Frailty
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Technology General medical equipment & supplies
Patients in a ward environment are at risk of developing muscle wastage whilst in hospital due to a natural deterioration in their physical function as a result of their immobility.This patient exercise system is designed to maintain a patients pre-admission level of function and to improve their muscle strength whilst in hospital with a view to being discharged home more quickly.
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