New £20 million coronavirus research investment to develop crucial vaccine trials
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has announced that six essential coronavirus research projects, including two focused on vaccination trials, will be the first to benefit from…
New five-year CES contract awarded to give Sheffield residents a quality service that meets their needs
Community equipment specialist Medequip has won a competitive tender to manage Integrated Community Equipment Loan Services provision in Sheffield on behalf of Sheffield CCG and…
£500,000 announced to help create digital solutions to support people who are self-isolating
Revealed today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), £500,000 of funding is available for technology companies that come up with digital support…
NHS strikes major deal with independent hospitals for more beds, ventilators and extra staff amid Coronavirus chaos
8,000 hospital beds, 1,200 ventilators and thousands of extra healthcare staff will be made urgently available this week to aid the NHS fight against Coronavirus…
CES provider introduces enhanced infection control measures and daily COVID-19 meetings to ensure safety of staff and users
Medequip Assistive Technology, a provider of community equipment services (CES), has issued an official statement about how it is committing to employee and service user…
New COVID-19 Care Assistant to deliver essential end-to-end service to patients during global pandemic
Babylon Health has launched the COVID-19 Care Assistant, a complete service which can be used 24/7 and combines continually-updated information, triage, live chat, symptom tracking,…
PHE issues guidance for local authorities, CCGs and residential care homes about Coronavirus
To help those responsible for care home provision to plan and prepare in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak, Public Health England (PHE) has put…
TECS provider talks service delivery and staff hygiene among COVID-19 pandemic
Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) provider Appello, which provides smart living solutions, telecare monitoring options and integrated healthcare, has issued a response to how it…
£2.9bn announced to help relieve pressure on local authorities and NHS during Coronavirus outbreak
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced £ billion in funding to help strengthen care for vulnerable people in the fight against…
“Key workers” across health and social care outlined as schools close
Following the announcement that schools across the UK will close this afternoon but that children of “key workers” and vulnerable children will still attend school,…