This episode sees our guest editor Lina interview Professor Caroline Jay, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Manchester. Caroline is also Head of Research in the School of Engineering. She is qualified as both a Psychologist and Computer Scientist and undertakes research crossing these domains. She is Research Director of the Manchester Software Sustainabilty Institute, and a keen advocate for open and reproducible science. Caroline was named in the Guardian as one of the 2022 Top 50 Women in Engineering.

The NTSP are delighted to be working with Prof Jay as she brings her extensive work designing and improving human-centred systems to some of the NTSP device development research.

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Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere.

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