Royal Stoke Parkinson s nurses with the smartwatches (Image: UHNM)
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People living with Parkinson s disease could soon see their level of care and treatment transformed thanks to a new charity-funded initiative.
The new project - run by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) - will see patients wear a smartwatch on their wrist, which relays information on tremors and other symptoms to a specialist Parkinson s care team.
Dr Ruth Chambers teamed up with Wetherspoons in 2019 and early 2020 to advertise the Know My Beat app on drinks mats (Image: STOKE SENTINEL)
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Healthcare professionals in North Staffordshire are looking to technology to help patients take control of their health.
Retired GP Dr Ruth Chambers has used apps and smart speakers in recent years to help support people with medical conditions such as diabetes and heart problems.
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A coroner has issued a national warning after the deaths of two patients at Stoke-on-Trent s main hospital.
Coroner Margaret Jones has filed a Prevention of Future Deaths report following the Royal Stoke University Hospital tragedies.
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A baby boy was twice treated for fractured ribs before losing his fight for life in hospital, an inquest has heard.
Medical experts have revealed that Phoenix-Jo Jones was found with fractured ribs 10 days before his death.
He was then further treated after the ribs were found to have fractured again around 36 hours before he passed away.
BBC News
By Sophie Madden
media captionSilverdale landfill stink: We can t live like this
For hundreds of households the terrible smell emanating from a landfill site near their homes in Staffordshire is affecting their health and lives. The BBC went to meet some of those affected.
Every evening after dinner, Annie Miles and her husband Lee Hughes have a routine. Towels are rolled and put down to block the gaps beneath doors and cover air bricks. Doors to the pantry and utility rooms are sealed with tape and an air purifier is switched on.
They live about 800m from Walleys Quarry, a landfill site near the village of Silverdale that has rarely been out of the headlines for weeks. Their nightly routine is to try to avoid headaches and being unable to sleep because of the stench, dubbed the Silverdale stink.