95% of disabled people think local authorities are not doing enough to tackle Blue Badge abuse
Disabled Motoring UK (DMUK) has published the results of its annual Baywatch Campaign, which sheds light on disabled parking abuse in the UK. According to…
Negative attitudes towards older people perpetuate damaging views of later life, report finds
Language used across society to describe ageing and older people, including narratives around elderly people being a ‘burden’ on health and social care, risks ‘damaging…
ADASS calls on government to increase funding to make effective post-discharge care a reality
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has welcomed the British Red Cross and Healthwatch England report on hospital discharges, but is calling…
Patients left with unmet care needs under ‘discharge to assess’ model, report finds
Healthwatch England and the British Red Cross have jointly published a new report, which unveils that significant numbers of people are not receiving follow-up support…
MPs call for urgent £7bn annual increase in social care funding as starting point for reform
The Health and Social Care Committee has published a new report exploring the reforms needed to the system of funding social care and the level…
Stakeholders discuss results of “ground breaking” AT survey to help better procure products
The Assistive Products List (APL), an online survey of assistive technology being conducted by the British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) and the World Health Organisation…
46% increase in online disability hate crimes in the last year, new stats show
New research by leading disability charities Leonard Cheshire and United Response has unveiled that over 7,300 disability hate crimes were reported to the police across…
Clinical trial shows non-invasive tinnitus device improved symptom severity in 80% of participants
Neuromod, an Irish medical device company specialising in the treatment of chronic tinnitus, has published the results of the Company’s TENT A1 (Treatment Evaluation of…
UK study to make recommendations on how to improve health and social care support for COVID-19 patients
London South Bank University (LSBU) has launched one of the first UK studies exploring patient experiences of critical illness related to COVID-19. The study is…
Active hearing aid use could prevent development of dementia, new report finds
A report by The Lancet Commission suggests that wearing hearing aids can stave off dementia for many people, with leading hearing aid provider Oticon stressing…