Assistive technologies services providers coming together during COVID-19 crisis
Leading outsourced providers of assistive technologies services are working collaboratively to ensure continuity of provision as the health and social care system works to cope…
Educational webinar to highlight how adaptation & design can support safe toilet transfers
Closomat, a leading provider of accessible toilet solutions, will host a webinar next week on safe toilet transfer presented by occupational therapist Kate Sheehan. The…
Concerns over NHS advice to stop various assistive technologies services for children & adult services
Brian Donnelly, CEO of CECOPS, and Sarah Clayton, CEO of Simple Stuff Works, have warned of potential problems that could arise as a result of…
European Seating Symposium postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Originally set to take place in Dublin this June, the European Seating Symposium's committee has confirmed that the conference has been moved to 2021 in…
Online training platform helps almost 50,000 NHS & social care staff with moving & handling knowledge
An online training platform with a comprehensive range of educational manual handling resources has released two videos for free directly relevant to healthcare professionals providing…
Pioneering BioCote virus protection integrated into popular reclining bath
Gainsborough Specialist Bathrooms (GSB), a specialist UK bath manufacturer since 1989, has introduced its "world-class" BioCote antimicrobial protection into its Sentes reclining bath. Part of…
2020 could see Welsh VR prescribed on the NHS for patient rehabilitation
Patients in Wales could soon see virtual reality become an everyday part of their medical treatment plans, due to “ground-breaking” research and development by Welsh…
Recite Me to provide a free accessible COVID-19 information landing page to businesses to keep disabled people informed
Ross Linnett, Recite Me Founder and CEO Web accessibility software company Recite Me has announced that it will support all businesses for free by providing…
Free tool for healthcare professionals to help determine living aid requirements for their clients
A new tool to help healthcare professionals determine the suitability of equipment to assist with toileting for their clients is now available for free on…
Healthcare professionals get free access to crisis management functionality amid COVID-19 outbreak
One of Europe’s largest messaging networks for healthcare professionals, Siilo, is offering free access to its organisational crisis management functionality in response to the coronavirus…