ICES provider hosts open day for guests to learn about procurement and equipment recycling
Medequip, which provides the Medway Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES), welcomed guests to its first official open day at its Rochester Depot on Friday 22…
EXCLUSIVE: How innovation and new tech can alleviate pressure on the NHS and reduce hospital waiting lists
Gary Steen, CTO at Tunstall Healthcare Gary Steen, Chief Technology Officer at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses how innovating health and social care services is crucial for…
CPD opportunity for OTs on safer bed transfers with practical and theoretical recommendations
In response to high demand, Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist (OT) and Theraposture Equipment Specialist, will be re-running his popular safe bed transfers webinars for the…
Video: UK app launch makes phone calls accessible for people with reduced mobility
An assistive app designed to make hands-free phone calls possible for wheelchair users, individuals with limited dexterity, and people with neurological conditions is now available…
CCG ends temporary care hotel scheme but will be considered in the future “if required”
After running for three months, Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)’s short-term ‘care hotel’ pilot will not be continuing. The care hotel was set…
OrCam gifts “life-changing” assistive tech to charity to support paediatric treatment pathways
Assistive technology specialist OrCam Technologies has donated pioneering devices to Alder Hey Children’s Charity to improve the lives of children with visual impairments and reading…
Report suggests that government creates a new grant to boost access to life-enhancing assistive tech
A new report has been launched that explains the many ways that smart home technology can enhance independent living, and it details how health and…
Case study: Prosthetic industry unites to support NHS orthotist and complete the treatment circle
Three of the country’s largest prosthetic manufacturers – Steeper, Ottobock and Össur – have combined their resources and expertise to support an NHS orthotist after…
Inspirational design competition restarts to discover innovative assistive tech solutions
A previous Blackwood Design Award winner: Enayball, an award-winning drawing tools that enable anyone with a physical disability to create art A creative assistive technology…
EXCLUSIVE: How to support people with learning disabilities to use tech with free comprehensive toolkits
Professor Jane Seale from the Open University Professor Jane Seale from the Open University discusses the journey to creating three different toolkits – one for…