NHS hosted collaborative co-designing technology solutions to improve outcomes & quality of life for people of all ages living with long-term conditions
NIHR Devices for Dignity
NIHR Devices for Dignity MedTech Co-operative is a national organisation hosted at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Devices for Dignity has been funded by the NIHR since 2008 to act as a catalyst within the NHS for the development of new medical devices, healthcare technologies and technology-dependent interventions.
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