OT Show announces return of popular Occupational Therapy Awards
Occupational Therapy Awards 2018 Building on last year’s success, The OT Show has announced the return of its popular Occupational Therapy Awards 2019, celebrating the…
External training day launches for healthcare professionals about young people with acquired brain injury
The Children’s Trust is providing a new, innovative approach to psychosocial neurorehabilitation in a first of its kind external training day for healthcare professionals: ‘SPECS:…
Council spending on DFGs reaches 10-year high to fund vital home adaptations, new statistics reveal
Freedom of Information Requests submitted on behalf of A Wood Idea have revealed that council funding through Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) is at a 10-year…
‘Captain Armless’ gets incredible new lifelike hand
Grandfather Alex Paterson has added to his incredible prosthetic arm with a new lifelike hand from Dorset Orthopaedic. Alex, 58, from Hempstead in Gloucestershire, is…
New guide launched to help OTs make decisions on provision of specialist equipment in care homes
Providing occupational therapists (OTs) with “clear-cut” guidance on the assessment and provision of specialist equipment in care homes, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)…
New partnership established to tackle non-decent and accessible housing in England
The Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England have joined forces to tackle non-decent housing across England. The partnership, confirmed through a new…
Council of specialists set up to improve the lives of the UK’s ageing population through innovative tech and products
A new council of advisers has been announced by the UK Government which will guide the Government on how to use innovations in technology, products…
Annual disability awareness event returns to support thousands of people with disabilities
Celebrating its 28th anniversary, the annual Disability Awareness Day (DAD) will return on the 14th July 2019, supporting hundreds of thousands of disabled people, their…
Leading charity calls for multi-billion-pound dementia fund for those being “ignored and neglected”
According to a new survey from Alzheimer’s Society, over three-quarters of MPs believe dementia care should be funded by the Government and the charity cries…
Seating specialist helps popular TV home design show change the life of a man with MS
In a recent episode of BBC One’s ‘DIY SOS The Big Build’, which featured Stuart Philp from Torquay, his mother Lin and daughter Lauren, seating…