NHS hospital embraces pioneering dementia technology to help encourage social interaction amongst patients
Salisbury District Hospital in Wiltshire has installed a number of interactive Tovertafel tables for its dementia patients, which are designed to stimulate the patients’ brains…
How Closomat can help housing designers, developers and officers meet parliamentary recommendations on housing
A parliamentary inquiry into decent and accessible homes is highlighting the importance of utilising a universal design approach to make adaptation products appealing to all…
New research reveals the overwhelming fears stroke survivors face and underlines the crucial role healthcare professionals can play in their recovery
The Stroke Association has launched a new campaign – ‘Rebuilding Lives: the second phase’ – which aims to raise general awareness of strokes and showcase…
Latest Government figures show reduced delayed discharges across the social care system over one-year period
Vulnerable people across England received almost 13 million extra hours of home visits from social care workers last year, new statistics from the Department of…
Nationwide historic and countryside sites to be made dementia-friendly in new three-year project
Wimpole in Cambridge Two of the UK’s most popular charities, the National Trust and Alzheimer’s Society, have unveiled a three-year project to make all of…
86 percent of local authorities in England have less than one wheelchair accessible taxi per 1,000 people, new research shows
In the UK, 1,300 people a month search for ‘wheelchair accessible taxi’ on Google, according to data found using online visibility and marketing tool SEM…
New OT-led guidance to help healthcare professionals assess and specify the right equipment for clients
To help professionals involved in the provision of toilet adaptation equipment efficiently assess and specify the most appropriate solution, Closomat has commissioned an occupational therapy-led…
Gyms do not cater for disabled people, shows survey
Millions of disabled people are not being catered for in UK gyms, according to a new survey. Personal trainers (PTs) not being equipped to work…
Height-adjustable worktop and cupboard systems help Nadir cook up a storm in the kitchen
Since suffering a spinal cord injury at the age of 16 which left him permanently disabled, Nadir from Worthing, Sussex, has been unable to properly…
Ulster University receives £250,000 grant to develop new technology to combat heart failure
A project at Ulster University aiming to develop a better way of powering mechanical heart pumps used to treat heart failure has received a grant…