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The Centre’s Year in Review showcases our latest research projects.
From the co-design of wearables & VR to Big Data, our work finds evidence that preventative, personalised care can work with the help of digital technologies.
Report 👉https://bit.ly/4rGEOzQ
LinkedIn post 👉https://bit.ly/4aDkyJf
📢 Colleagues from the University of Western Oregon, the University of Plymouth, and CHT's Dr Oliver Beer, have had a poster presentation accepted for the Association of Professionals Solving the Abuse of Children colloquium in New Orleans.
🔗Learn more: apsac.org/colloquium-r...
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📢 New Publication | CHT Research
We’re pleased to share that a new article authored by Prakash Singh from the Centre for Health Technology has been published in IEEE Access.
📄 Read the full article here:
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Congratulations to Om on this achievement!👏
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❤️ Knowledge Exchange
📢 CHT researcher Dr John Downey recently wrote an article for the British Heart Foundation exploring motivation matters for heart health, how winter affects it, and tips like setting goals with a loved one, tracking progress, and having a plan B.
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🌟 CHT February Researcher of the Month is Dr Shang-Ming Zhou, Professor of e-Health and Director of the NHS Kernow Datalab. 🌟
👉 Find out more about Shang-Ming’s work here:
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🔗 Check out the full post on Linkedin:
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📢 New Publication co-authored by researchers including Dr John Downey at CHT:
📄 “The Impact of Patient-Generated Health Data From Mobile Health Technologies on Health Care Management and Clinical Decision-Making: A Narrative Scoping Review.”
🔗 Read the full article here: buff.ly/0ABmjv3
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Entering 2026 🎉
We would like to congratulate everyone at CHT for their contributions over the past year and thank all those who have supported and collaborated with us. The past year has been marked by high-quality research, impactful publications, and collaborations across digital health👏
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📢 New Research Published in Annals of Epidemiology Co-authored by CHT Professor Shang-Ming Zhou.
📊A major AI-driven study analysing nearly 200,000 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) during the COVID-19 pandemic has been published in Annals of Epidemiology.
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🌟 2025 Year-in-Review
In 2025, CHT researchers and partners delivered impactful work across digital health, community innovation, explainable AI, patient-centred care, and workforce development strengthening our interdisciplinary, real-world impact.
Read the full post on LinkedIn 👉 buff.ly/0d2vj87
Educators, your insight matters! 💭
📢 We’re researching how pre-reg healthcare programmes teach the NHS priorities: digital, prevention, community.
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🔗 Please access the survey here: buff.ly/drIXAOx
Thank you for your valuable participation.
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🎉 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
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🌟 #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
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📅 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
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🎉 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! 🔗
📢 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
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🌟 #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
📅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
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📢 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
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🌟 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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📅 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
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📢 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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📢 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.
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👏 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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🎉 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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🎉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!
📅 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
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🎉 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.
📢 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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🎙️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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📢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