Future Care Workforce

The resources in this section have been selected to support researchers, designers and developers build an understanding of the wider background and context to the concept of healthy ageing and wellbeing for older adults in the UK fromt he perspective of health care professionals. 

4.1 Technology in health and social care

This section explores a general overview of current technology use in care homes and hospitals, limitations for the use of technology in these places and training available to the care workforce

The King's Fund:

Shaping the future of digital technology in health and social care

EPSRC:

Health technologies strategy

Barriers and facilitators to utilizing digital health technologies by healthcare professionals

Digital health for aging populations


Chuanrui Chen, Shichao Ding & Joseph Wang 

Published 18 July 2023

Digital transformation of healthcare sector. What is impeding adoption and continued usage of technology-driven innovations by end-users?

Shilpa Iyanna, Puneet Kaur, Peter Ractham, Shalini Talwar, A.K.M. Najmul Islam

Published December 2022

Medical 4.0 technologies for healthcare: Features, capabilities and applications

Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid, Ravi Pratap Singh, Rajiv Suman

Published 2022

Sensors and healthcare 5.0: transformative shift in virtual care through emerging digital health technologies

Elliot Mbunge, Benhildah Muchemwa, Sipho'esihle Jiyane, John Batani 

Published December 2021

Social robots in hospitals: A systematic review

Carina Soledad González-González,Verónica Violant-Holz & Rosa Maria Gil-Iranzo

Published 27 June 2021

Service robots in the healthcare sector

Jane Holland, Liz Kingston, Conor McCarthy, Eddie Armstrong, Peter O’Dwyer, Fionn Merz & Mark McConnell

Published 11 March 2021

Application of artificial intelligence-based technologies in the healthcare industry: Opportunities and challenges

DonHee Lee & Seong No Yoon

Published 01 January 2021

The recent progress and applications of digital technologies in healthcare: A review

The upcoming role for nursing and assistive robotics: Opportunities and challenges ahead

Eftychios G. Christoforo, Sotiris Avgousti, Nacim Ramdani, Cyril Novales, Andreas S. Panayides

Published 01 December 2020

The importance of appropriate development and provision of assistive technology

Zoe Clarke, Barnsley Hospital, NHS FoundationTrust





Network event: Tackling challenges in getting robots out of the lab and into the real world


20th February 2024

Recording

Presentation Slides

4.2 Perspectives of healthcare professionals: Health and social care for older adults

British Geriatrics Society:

Joining the dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people

Age UK:

The state of health and care of older people in England 2023

British Geriatrics Society:

The case for more nurses and allied health professionals working in older people's healthcare

British Geriatrics Society:

Be proactive: Evidence supporting proactive care for older people with frailty

British Geriatrics Society:

BGS Roundtable: Transforming care for older people

British Geriatrics Society:

The state of the older people's workforce

4.3 Perspectives of healthcare professionals: Environments of care for older adults

British Geriatrics Society:

Ambitions for change: Improving healthcare in care homes

British Geriatrics Society:

Right time, right place: Urgent community-based care for older people

NIHR Dissemination Centre:

Comprehensive care: Older people living with frailty in hospitals

Silver Book II: Frailty-friendly building design

British Geriatrics Society 


Published February 2021

Supporting older people through Hospital at Home care: a systematic review of patient, carer and healthcare professional' perspectives

Anita Wong, Claudia Cooper, Catherine J Evans, Mark James Rawle, Kate Walters, Simon Paul Conroy, Nathan Davies 

Published February 2025

4.4 Perspectives of healthcare professionals: Assistive technologies for older adults

WHO:

Global report on assistive technology

British Geriatrics Society:

Smarter data, better care

British Geriatrics Society:

Bringing hospital care home

Assistive Technology in the UK - a clinician's perspective

Global Disability Innovation Hub


Utilisation of robots in nursing practice: an umbrella review



Aminat Adeyemo, Alice Coffey & Liz Kingston 

Published 04 March 2025

Healthcare professionals' perspectives on development of assistive technology using the comprehensive assistive technology model

The experiences and perceptions of healthcare professionals regarding assistive technology training: A systematic review


Sharon Manship, Eleni Hatzidimitriadou, Julia Moore, Maria Stein, Debra Towse & Raymond Smith

Published 03 July 2023

An integrative review on the acceptance of artificial intelligence among healthcare professionals in hospitals

Assistive robotics systems in nursing care: a scoping review

Social robots in aged care: Care staff experiences and perspectives on robot benefits and challenges


Shuai Yuan, Simon Coghlan, Reeva Lederman & Jenny Waycott  

Published 11 November 2022

Health professionals' perspective towards challenges and opportunities of telehalth service provison: A scoping review

Sigrun Kristin Jonasdottir, Ingibjorg Thordardottir & Thorbjorg Jonsdottir

Published November 2022

Caregivers' use of robots and their effect on work environment - a scoping review


Marcus Persson, David Redmalm & Clara Iversen  

Published 11 November 2021

Design recommendations for socially assistive robots for health and social care based on a large scale analysis of stakeholder positions: Social robot design recommendations

Hannah Louise Bradwell, Gabriel E. Aguiar Noury, Katie Jane Edwards, Rhona Winnington, Serge Thill & Ray B. Jones

Published September 2021

Role of assistive robots in the care of older people: Survey study among medical and nursing students

Carers' experience of using assistive technology for dementia care at home: a qualitative study

4.5 Engaging healthcare professionals in co-design and co-production

Co-producing with carers in health settings 

A co-production toolkit for professionals working in and with the health sector

If health organisations and staff engage in research, does healthcare improve? Stregthening the evidence base through systematic reviews

Exploring the motivation of health professionals to engage with research at various career stages

Describing the evidence-base for research engagement by health care providers and health care organisations: a scoping review

Involvement of professionals in research: knowledge integration, development of practice, and challenges: a group concept mapping study


Christine E. Laustsen, Pia Petersson, Albert Westergren & Maria Haak

Published 11 August 2021

Exploring health professional' experiences of being involved in a research project


Christine E. Laustsen, Pia Petersson, Albert Westergren & Maria Haak

Published 18 May 2020

4.6 Guidance and Tools

Skills for Health:

Frailty: A framework of core capabilities

NHS RightCare: Frailty Toolkit

Optimising a frailty system

Future workforce training needs: Panel discussion with healthcare professionals

Chaired by Dr Cian O'Donovan, UCL

Online Conference on Robotics for Healthy Ageing
Seminar 5: Future care workforce training needs


2nd April 2025

Recording

Future workforce training needs: Reflections from EMERGENCE

Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly, University of Nottingham

Online Conference on Robotics for Healthy Ageing
Seminar 5: Future care workforce training needs


2nd April 2025

Recording