CCG ends temporary care hotel scheme but will be considered in the future “if required”
After running for three months, Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)’s short-term ‘care hotel’ pilot will not be continuing. The care hotel was set…
OrCam gifts “life-changing” assistive tech to charity to support paediatric treatment pathways
Assistive technology specialist OrCam Technologies has donated pioneering devices to Alder Hey Children’s Charity to improve the lives of children with visual impairments and reading…
Report suggests that government creates a new grant to boost access to life-enhancing assistive tech
A new report has been launched that explains the many ways that smart home technology can enhance independent living, and it details how health and…
Case study: Prosthetic industry unites to support NHS orthotist and complete the treatment circle
Three of the country’s largest prosthetic manufacturers – Steeper, Ottobock and Össur – have combined their resources and expertise to support an NHS orthotist after…
Inspirational design competition restarts to discover innovative assistive tech solutions
A previous Blackwood Design Award winner: Enayball, an award-winning drawing tools that enable anyone with a physical disability to create art A creative assistive technology…
£1.1m investment for local authorities to champion older people as Wales becomes more age-friendly
Age UK - Age Positive Images: Housing Councils in Wales are set to receive £ million in funding to support the Welsh Government's work for…
NHS trust works with virtual outpatient service provider to reduce need for outpatient services by 47 percent
Dr Bahman Nedjat-Shokouhi, CEO of Medefer Medefer, a CQC-registered provider of specialist virtual outpatient services to NHS patients throughout the UK, has worked with the…
Study finds first digital ‘physio-supported self-management’ tool to be clinically effective
A new study of 1,010 physiotherapy patients has concluded that digital tools must be used to enable ‘Physio-Supported Self-Management’ if the UK is to tackle…
NHS trust finds 100 percent of patients would recommend its virtual Hospital @ Home service
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) are now providing acute hospital care in patients’ homes seven days a…
New hospital discharge guidance: What the assistive tech sector needs to know
Guidance has been released for effective hospital discharges into community settings that will help health and social care professionals, and those involved in providing and…