ADASS and Healthwatch welcome push towards integration in government whitepaper
The Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill Following the publication of the UK Government’s whitepaper about NHS…
Fife Council awards stairlift contract to specialist offering a personal local service
Flow X Stairlift Advanced Stairlifts, an independent stairlift dealer based in Scotland, has recently won another stairlift supply and maintenance contract with its local authority.…
Over £42m to extend projects for children with SEND announced by DfE
Projects worth over £42 million to help raise educational standards, improve services and provide practical support to disadvantaged families and children with special educational needs…
Uni researchers explore how assistive tech can help people with dementia
Tunstall Carecom Experts at the University of Stirling are launching a new research project to find out how assistive technology, such as telecare devices, can…
What the government’s new whitepaper proposes for integrated care
With the push towards increased collaboration between health and social care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published an important new whitepaper…
NHS England calls for over-70s to arrange a COVID jab
People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID and who would like to be are being urged to contact the…
Guest article: How can technology support the NHS in a crisis?
Zillah Moore, Director at Tunstall Healthcare In this article, Zillah Moore, Director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the role of technology enabled care services (TECS) and…
Interactive assistive tech donated to disabled children at Oxford children’s hospice
The Shanly Foundation has supported charity Lifelites with £2,000 so it can continue to donate assistive technology for life-limited and disabled children in Oxfordshire and…
Pioneering digital telecare project wins £130k funding for independent living in Scotland
Assistive technology specialist Communicare247 is on track to deliver a first-of-its-kind digital home care system in Glasgow, after securing major funding. Communicare247 has won funding…
WHO launches online training workshop for measuring access to assistive tech
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is holding an online training workshop that looks to measure the need of, and barriers to, accessing assistive technology in…