ACT (Automated Covid-19 symptom monitoring Technology for care homes)

* * 市场需求 **-65岁以上的人占COVID-19死亡人数的80%（帝国理工学院，2020），早期识别症状对于避免严重的COVID-19感染至关重要（The Lancet，30/03/20）。英国的社区卫生服务机构发挥着至关重要的作用，然而，28%的社区卫生服务机构已确诊COVID-19病例（CareHome. UK，17/04/2020）。护理院面临着减少传播的极端挑战，居民房间之间的移动需要时间，增加了压力并增加了传播疾病的风险。关键目标 **-ACT将快速增强Bluebell目前的婴儿监护仪，使其适用于护理院，安全快速地识别居民的早期COVID-19症状。除了改善对老年人的护理外，这还将降低医疗保健系统的成本和压力。到目前为止，ACT项目已经证明，监测技术可以准确地监测老年人，但需要对产品和应用程序设计进行进一步的小修改，并进行额外的beta测试，以确保它对老年人更友好。与此同时，团队将继续探索及进一步发展家居及护理院的业务模式，并与合作伙伴继续合作。因此，延期将使ACT能够充分发挥改善老年人护理的潜力，同时降低医疗保健系统的成本和压力。

**Market Need** - Over-65s represent 80% of COVID-19 fatalities (Imperial College, 2020) and early identification of symptoms is essential to avoid severe COVID-19 infections (The Lancet, 30/03/20). UK's CHs play a vital role, however, 28% have confirmed cases of COVID-19 (CareHome.UK, 17/04/2020). Care Homes face extreme challenges reducing transmission, with movement between residents' rooms taking time, adding stress and increasing risk of spreading the disease.**Key Objectives** - ACT will rapidly augment Bluebell's current baby monitor to be suitable for Care Homes, safely and quickly identifying early COVID-19 symptoms in residents. As well as improving care for older people, this will reduce costs and pressure on the healthcare system.--ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON--ACT project so far has proved that the monitoring technology can accurately monitor elderly people but further minor modifications to the product and app design are required with additional beta testing to ensure it is more elderly friendly. In parallel, the team would continue to explore and further develop business model in domestic and Care Home setting and continued collaboration with the partners. Therefore, the extension would enable ACT to deliver the full potential of improving the care of elderly people whilst reducing costs and pressure on the healthcare system.