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Spinal deformities are very common in children and young people with cerebral palsy. Treatment requires supporting the torso. However, traditional manufacturing is slow and distressing for the child, often resulting in poorly fitting supports. Andiamo are world leaders in 3D-printed orthotic services. We are adapting our innovative technology to create a back brace service-pathway for children with spinal deformities to assist and restore function.Our back brace service will be the first of its kind and has potential to revolutionise quality of life for children and young people by reducing the need for surgery, increasing mobility, independence and restoring function

Based on a clinically validated biological assay this project will test a prototype point of care device for use in close proximity of a patient. The assay detects abnormal blood chemistry due to bacterial sepsis, within minutes of sampling and before standard physiological sepsis is diagnosed and has been shown in children and adults in settings that include post-surgery, oncology, acute medical and intensive care units. It has been designed to frequently monitor progression of symptoms with a view to improve overall antibiotic stewardship to collectively meet objectives of the Department of Health “UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013-2018.

Children with severe speech impairments are often provided with communication aids to compose messages spoken using synthesised speech. However, communication aids can be slow and tiring to use. They do not promote natural communication due to the lack of eye-contact between conversation partners and the time taken to compose messages.This project will address these problems by producing VocaTempo, a new, app-based voice-input communication aid, which will recognise words spoken by a child with severely impaired speech and speak out a clear version of the message, making the aid easier, faster and more natural to use than current communication aids.