This free course, What do we mean by digital health and social care?, will focus on digital health and social care technologies. It will explore the different types of technologies that exist in health and social care and the advantages and disadvantages associated with each of them. It will also focus on policies and digital innovations in different parts of the UK.This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Defining digital health and social care technology
- 1 Defining digital health and social care technology
- 2 Policy for digital health and social care
- 2 Policy for digital health and social care
- 3 Why are digital technologies important?
- 3 Why are digital technologies important?
- 3.1 Advantages of digital health and social care technology
- 3.2 What are the disadvantages for implementation?
- 4 Types of health and social care technology
- 4 Types of health and social care technology
- 4.1 Using technology in health and social care
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
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