Wearable study to explore physical and mental health changes in carers and dementia patients
A six-month research project will explore the mental and physical health changes in 600 carers and dementia patients in their own homes via the Tracmo…
Call for donations to help reduce waiting times for disabled children needing powerchairs
Designability, a Bath-based design charity, has launched a fundraising appeal so that it can help tackle the backlog of disabled children requiring powerchairs, who are…
CASE STUDY: How a 3-in-1 standing frame has helped ‘inspirational’ young boy with CP during lockdown
Seven-year-old Ashton ‘AJ’ McPhee, who was born 23 weeks premature, lives with quadriplegic cerebral palsy and global development delay. For World Cerebral Palsy Day (6…
Applications for 2021 RCOT Research Foundation grants now open to help advance OT research
Aiming to increase research within the occupational therapy profession, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has announced that its Research Foundation grants are open…
Kidz to Adultz organisers launch free virtual event dedicated to disabled children
Disabled Living, organisers of the popular Kidz to Adultz events, have launched a new online event, which is designed to give visitors free virtual access…
Assistive tech helps keep care home residents connected and engaged during lockdown
A new Clevertouch interactive display unit and some virtual reality (VR) headsets have allowed residents at the Leonard Cheshire Hill House care home in Sandbach,…
Merger proposal for eight CCGs in North West London rejected
A proposal to merge the eight Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in North West London has been rejected, after a draft constitution for a single CCG…
PM announces £3.7bn for 40 hospitals to be built by 2030 to help protect the NHS in the future
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that 40 hospitals will be built by 2030 as part of a package worth £ billion, with eight further…
CSP launches new COVID-19 rehabilitation and physiotherapy standards
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has launched a third set of standards, which cover community rehabilitation and physiotherapy care for adults with COVID-19. They…
Innovative rehab tech shown to maximise opportunities for functional recovery in SCI patients
Curtin University, which is based in Australia, has been trialling the use of interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation to improve upper limb function in…