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Early detection of dementia with Cantab Mobile: Taking digital health out of the lab and into the NHS

Jenny Barnett, PhDDirector of Healthcare Innovation

jenny.barnett @camcog.com

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Simpler, Smaller, Cheaper, More robust

Specialist procedure Standard practice Available to consumers

A brief history of blood pressure monitors

1905 1962 1993 2014

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The blood pressure monitor for the mind

How does memory work?

Academic

Expert users

Flexible system

Does this drug affect memory?

Clinical trials

Trained technician

Regulatory compliant

Is this patient’s memory normal?

Primary care

No training

Decision-making tool; medical device

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Adoption in the NHS

400 GP surgeries

Have tested

10,000+ patients

Detecting dementia

earlier

Saving NHSTime & Cost

Memory impairment present in around

1 in 4 patients

Early access to support

Most patients reassuredavoiding referrals and costs

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The future of brain health

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Some lessons learnt

Huge potential & some barriers for digital health

• CCG access to data drives adoption• NHS procurement – all the usual issues• CE marking & medical device status – manageable

Perceptions & misperceptions abound

•Comfort with technology•Access to wifi•Data protection & privacy

Consumers (doctors & patients) may not wait for the NHS to change

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Early detection of dementia with Cantab Mobile: Taking digital health out of the lab and into the NHS

Jenny Barnett, PhDDirector of Healthcare Innovation

jenny.barnett @camcog.com

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Data as a force for change: the UK Dementia Challenge