Innovation in Health and Social Care Assistive Technology

INNOVATION IN
HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE IN
ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Task 1: Use of assistive technology in the Health and Social care provision........................1
Task 2: Development in assistive technology, challenges, and ethical issues.......................2
Task 3: Influence of assistive technology within Health and Social Care.............................4
Task 4: Evaluating the effect and impact of assistive technology in Health and Social Care.6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The exhibition report is usually referring as a presentation that is in organized manner that
includes the display and presentation of the selected item. It has a usually purpose or aim to
exhibit and make sure about the event which may show possibilities towards the success. In this
report, the major discussion is based on the assistive technology refer as a product or system that
provide proper support and care to the number of people within the health care settings with their
disability and other associated impairment. The discussion also focuses on the new development
within the assistive technology and ethical issues with the various challenge. Whereas, the
reports also include the influence of assistive technologies with the help of various model which
includes the integrated model and chronic model in the health in social care services. The
evaluation of assistive technology is also analysed with the requirements of opportunities and
focuses on the minimization of inequalities within the health and social care sectors (Colnar and
et. al., 2020).
MAIN BODY
Task 1: Use of assistive technology in the Health and Social care provision.
In the context of health in social care, there is an improvement as per the continuous
technology that shows their effective potential in building the assistant for the number of people
with the various technological process that provide proper support and care. Therefore, assistive
technology is usually introduced to provide a wide range of support and services with the help of
technology in health and social care provision (Hergesell, and Maibaum, 2018). The assistive
technologies are usually enabling the people to live more happily with the help of various
technology equipment such as hearing aid, wheelchair, and other that provides support to the
patient with disability and so on. There a different type of assistive technology that may provide
mobility for several individuals including wheelchairs, orthotic devices, and many more. Other
software devices may also provide their support and recognition in the various factors that like x-
ray, CT scans, and so on which is helpful in screening and diagnosing the patient in an effective
way for their health complications (Koumakis and et. al., 2019).
The major key drivers of the assistive technologies are usually enabling a better technology
response that can help the patient to show the approach of instant recovery and reduce the
chances of getting poor healthcare services. World health organisation also recommended that
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assistive technologies usually play a vital role in order to provide proper support and care in the
terms of disability or any health complications that require regular support. The caregiver or a
social worker can't provide 24 hours of support to the patient. Therefore, the invention or
discovery of assistive technology shows the all-time approach toward support and services.
About 2 million people are usually required assistive products for their support which may be
associated with hearing loss, disability, and many more. Nowadays, the current situation
provides the data which shows the perspective of people that required assistive technology that
provides mobility and an approach that makes their life easy and functional (Layton and et. al.,
2021).
In addition, the key performance indicators of the assistive technologies are usually
included profit margin, customer satisfaction, client retention, and many more. Therefore, a wide
range of numbers that show peoples usually require assistive technology. For example, a
wheelchair that works with assistive technology provides proper satisfaction regards with their
mobility from one place to another. There is some client retention rate in terms of assistive
technology because it produces support and care for the patient and provides satisfaction in their
life. It also reduces the risk of harm and many more (Marques and et. al., 2020).
Several developments are seen within the assistive technology that show their impact on
the healthcare delivery services and improve the person's life by reducing the chance of getting
any health complexities. The assistive technology is focused on spectacles, wheelchairs, listening
and communication device and many more which is useful for the people with disability that
provide support and care. In addition, it also helps people to make their life easier and perform
their day-to-day activities more easily with the help of assistive devices.
Task 2: Development in assistive technology, challenges, and ethical issues.
There are a number of new developments are shown within the field of assistive
technology. Every day new technology is invented with the reference to providing support and
care to the patient. for example, lenses for eye, remote-controlled wheelchair for disabled people
and many more and consistently the new technology are arriving which may show the present
within health and social care. They usually play a role within the health and social care sector
with the screening, portability, and many more which act as assistive-based technology for
healthcare. The assistive technology may provide their presence in the various field and within
the healthcare, they provide support to the number of people with the new assistive technology in
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