Free webinar to give training to OTs and PTs with clients who are vulnerable to falls
Healthcare aids specialist Yorkshire Care Equipment is running a free 50-minute webinar for occupational therapists (OTs), physiotherapists (PTs) and other healthcare professionals focusing on the…
OT-designed specialist seat that prevents posture-related issues celebrates 25 years
Bambach – which is proven to help the user sit comfortably, while relieving back pain and preventing posture-related problems – is 25 years old and…
NHS Trusts and council pilot home-based sensors to reduce hospital admissions
Patients in Stoke-on-Trent are benefiting from a new pilot project, launched collaboratively across health and social care, aimed to support people in their own homes…
Innovative hearing aids receive prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award
Hearing aid manufacturer Oticon has unveiled that its Oticon More hearing aids have received the internationally recognised Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. This latest…
Tunstall Healthcare invests in the future of occupational therapy
Occupational Therapist Alicia Ridout Telecare provider Tunstall Healthcare has awarded £1,500 worth of funding as part of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Annual…
£280m government investment to help children with SEND access assistive tech
Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or requiring alternative provision in England will benefit from a £280 million investment to improve accessibility in…
CASE STUDY: Paralympic powerlifter benefits from one of the world’s lightest folding wheelchairs
Mobility and rehabilitation specialist Ottobock has helped a Paralympic powerlifter by supplying him with a lightweight folding wheelchair. Ali Jawad received his first Ottobock wheelchair…
Partnership delivers 500 TEC phones to isolated elderly people in the UK
Doro, a technology-enabled care (TEC) specialist, has partnered with giffgaff, a mobile network, to donate 500 Doro phones to isolated elderly people across the UK.…
Wheelchair service receives coveted accreditation through commitment to meeting users’ needs
An outsourced provider of wheelchair services to the NHS, AJM Healthcare has been re-awarded coveted CECOPS accreditation for another three years following the full assessment…
“Feature-rich” and contemporary rotating chair beds facilitate independence
Care beds and mattress specialist Opera has recently launched an exclusive range of rotating chair beds that encourage independence and enhance quality of life. Expanding…