Domestic abuse survivor and valued member of the Bar Code Data Healthcare Team, Katy Longhurst, has launched a simple device that can secretly raise the alarm using household appliances such as kettles, hair straighteners and toasters.
Katy’s phone app, Ask Joan, analyses unusual surges in electricity to summon help without offenders finding out.
Read Katy's story as featured in The Standard, and discover how the app can alert police to domestic abuse here.