NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
“ Normally , we write or present our work in an academic paper , which is good , but to see it being used by real people and to see the real impact , that makes our job worthwhile ”
PROFESSOR EIMAN KANJO PROFESSOR OF PERVASIVE COMPUTING & HEAD OF SMARTSENSINGLAB . COM , NTU
development and both presented the work at the recent TECH LIVE LONDON event .
Using the app downloaded to an Android phone ( iPhone app coming soon ) we were encouraged to follow the route with pop up notifications , with location data telling us when we were getting close to the next digital marker , and able to use our phone to capture landmarks for rewards . The gamification of the walk certainly added an extra dimension , to the extent that it was easy to forget this was exercise .
And that is the whole point of the “ Tag 4 Active Lives ” solution being trialled at Highbury Hospital Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – to get people moving .
Jenny Bailey is an occupational therapist and lead for the Live team at Highbury Hospital Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust focused on enhancing therapeutic activity on wards , for patients and improving patient experience . Bailey has worked alongside the team from NTU to develop Tag 4 Active Lives at the hospital .
“ Staff and patients being able to access more outdoor space , and be able to do more physical activity , move more , is incredibly positive for physical health and mental wellbeing ,” says Bailey . healthcare-digital . com 33