The Big Opening.

To celebrate our first day of operation we have organised an opening event to which we have invited local residents, representatives of other local community projects, University of Plymouth researchers and project stakeholders. With over 100 arrivals everyone had a chance to ask the team questions and play with technologies, amongst which were smart speakers, assistive Pepper humanoid robots, 3D printers, tablets pre-loaded with NHS services and more. One of the most popular tech (just after Pepper) was the Virtual Reality Spa room where people had a chance to experience aided relaxation on the beaches of Hawaii or by diving in the Indian ocean with sea turtles.

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Opening Times.

We are open every Tuesday and Wednesday from 12:00 until 17:00. until the end of April (and hopefully beyond that date). Everyone is welcome to come in and talk to us about the health and technologies we currently have at the hub. We are happy to teach you how to use those technologies to your advantage and explain how they could potentially help with different health conditions.

Coming Weeks.

In the coming weeks (until the end of April) you can expect a series of scheduled activities around health technology including digital skills tutorials, creative workshops, guest talks from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth’s own tech companies. Moreover, each week we will host student volunteers from the University of Plymouth helping local residents to sign up for digital services such as GP appointment services, explaining how to use NHS website and NHS approved mobile apps.

Hopefully, see you soon at Plot 34.

Health Tech Hub team.

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Photo's from last week's launch at The Plot! 🌱🌱🌱 Everyone had a go at the VR spa, danced with pepper, interacted with the cats and talked about the health stats of Stonehouse. Plot 34 is open every Tuesday and Wednesday 12-5pm. We will have scheduled events over March and April so keep a look out 👀 Have a go at the free VR spa on your lunch break! Get in touch if you want to find out more or arrange a group visit -hello@nudge.community. 📸 @fotonow_cic #nudgenudgewinkwink #theplot #letstalkaboutourhealth #lovestonehouse #technology

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The Challenge

Stonehouse is a neighbourhood that vies with Devonport for the unenviable title of Plymouth’s most deprived location falling within the most deprived 1% nationally (LSOA E01015155- ranked 163rd overall in UK in IMD 2019, and 34th for Health Deprivation and Disability Score). 43% of families in the area are on a low income and depend on benefits, and nearly a quarter of adults are depressed or mentally ill, with over 14% suffer from violence in their family. Geographically, Stonehouse is located in the very centre of the city, and is a 10 minute walk from the University of Plymouth. Yet, currently there is little engagement between the University population and Stonehouse community.

Our Focus

This project is focused on health challenges as evidenced by Plymouth City Council and NHS which show that health inequalities are central to broader challenges of deprivation.

The Aim

The pop-up Centre for Health Technology (CHT) Stonehouse will be a community-based outpost in Stonehouse of the CHT. The University will work with Nudge to explore
how we can co-produce and build capacity in appropriate health technologies with residents in Stonehouse.

We will add value by working together to build collaborative capacity in Stonehouse to make better use of health technologies, addressing digital and health divides to influence and contribute to future health technology research.