Scammers use analogue digital switchover to target vulnerable residents that use telecare devices
Councils have warned that criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents who use telecare monitoring devices into giving out personal…
UK patients set to have faster access to innovative medtech backed by £10m funding
The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot has been launched, supported by £10 million UK Government funding, which is designed to support the rapid development…
Accessibility survey to reveal views on disabled access through 2023
The 2023 Euan's Guide Access Survey is open for disabled people to share their views, with a focus on disabled access and the cost-of-living crisis.…
OTs working in community settings with digitally active older adults at home invited to complete survey
A survey is seeking the views of occupational therapists (OTs) working in community-based or adult social care settings with older people who are already using…
Video: Individuals can access assistive hearing device through crowdfunding opportunity
A Cambridge audio software company has launched a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to get its "breakthrough" hearing technology into the hands of those who…
£200m NHS investment to speed up patient care in local services this winter
The UK Government has announced that it is investing £200 million to boost resilience in the NHS and help patients get the care they need as…
£400k funding to enable the development of a new upper limb device in £2m project
Prosthetic technology specialist Össur has gained support from Scottish Enterprise to support partial hand technologies and enable the development of a new upper limb device.…
Briefing shares how home improvement services can cost-effectively speed up hospital discharges
The Good Home Network has published helpful information about how home improvement services can help facilitate timely hospital discharges. The Good Home Network, a collaboration…
Consultation regarding the disclosure of industry payments in the assistive tech sector launches
A consultation that is searching for views on the possible introduction of regulations mandating the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector has been…
Private and voluntary care sector staff in Scotland to receive at least £12 an hour in 2024
The First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf has made a new pledge to private and voluntary sector staff working in adult social care, children’s services,…