User-friendly powerchair secures runners-up prize at Naidex 2022 awards
eFOLDi’s lightweight, folding, and travel-friendly powerchair secured the runners-up prize in the ‘Best in show’ award at this year’s Naidex. Held annually, Naidex is one…
Scotland’s PIP replacement rolled out to seven more areas
Adult Disability Payment, which is replacing the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) disability benefit in Scotland, is now available in seven more areas ahead of the…
Home adaptation professionals invited to share examples of good practice to inform global research
A journal is calling for professionals to submit evidence on examples of good housing adaptation practices to be included in an international paper aimed at…
Better Care Fund policy framework 2022-23: Details for the assistive tech sector
An elderly woman is using a smartphone. She is in a nursing home in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. The UK Government is reinforcing…
First bank in the UK installs a registered Changing Places toilet
Following investment into its accessible facilities, Lloyds Banking Group is the first bank in the UK to open a Changing Places toilet in Old Broad…
Quality of care could worsen further over the next decade due to significant ageing population
The quality and accessibility of adult social care could worsen as county areas have seen elderly populations grow significantly over the last decade, according to…
82 percent of social care directors report increased referrals of people discharged from hospital
The adult social care sector is set to face its most challenging year yet, as three-quarters of directors responded to a new survey saying that…
Trials explore how wireless assistive technologies support the delivery of better health and care
NHS Digital is running a series of trials to explore how cutting-edge wireless assistive technologies can support the delivery of better health and care to…
Almost 40,000 extra NHS beds could be needed by 2030 to meet demand
New analysis has revealed that increasing population pressures in the next 10 years could lead to thousands more beds needed within the NHS to maintain…
Hundreds of health and social care professionals saw latest disability equipment innovations at RISE Expo 2022
Last month saw the return of RISE Expo, where hundreds of health and social care professionals benefitted from engaging educational conference presentations and practical workshops…