58 percent of people agree with Health and Social Care Levy, new survey finds
The Health Foundation has shared the findings of a new survey, delivered in partnership with Ipsos, that explores public perceptions of health and social care.…
Pilot study into individualised digital stroke rehab tool launches to help save NHS money
Credit: UCLan Led by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), a pilot research study into a potentially life-enhancing digital stroke rehabilitation tool has launched. The…
Remote care programme for people with chronic shoulder pain proven to clinically significantly improve all health-related outcomes
Credit: Dove Press A US study looking at whether a digital rehabilitation programme for people with chronic shoulder pain is effective has been shown to…
Organisation searches for assistive technologies that could transform social care in Wales
Health Technology Wales, which appraises evidence and produces national guidance to inform the adoption of technologies within Welsh Care Systems, has announced that it is…
ADASS cries out for sustainable government funding of at least £7bn extra a year for social care
More than half of councils in England are resorting to exceptional measures to ration care and support in a worsening national emergency for social care,…
Study suggests 31 percent falls reduction rate for people with home modifications
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) in New Zealand has explored how effective home modifications are in helping prevent falls for occupants. The RCT took place…
Researchers urgently call for global telehealth guidelines to support AHPs
Staffordshire University health experts claim there is an urgent need for global telehealth guidelines for allied health professionals (AHPs) in a bid to improve remote…
Latest PIP statistics reflect ongoing pandemic disruption with highest-ever level of new claims
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) figures for the quarter ending October 2021, highlighting trends…
University researches tool for improving balance and vision as potential Parkinson’s treatment
Northumbria University is leading research on the effects of technological visual training as a potential rehabilitation tool for people affected by Parkinson’s disease. Dr Sam…
VIDEO: US researchers develop assistive tech advancement with customisable robotic exosuit
Credit: Biodesign Lab, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Harvard University Harvard University researchers, partially funded by the US National…