North Cumbria promotes new roles to help join up health and care services and promote more self-care
New roles of Third Sector Representatives are available across North Cumbria to allow community and voluntary groups to be more involved in the development and…
MS organisations around the world call on the public to recognise invisible symptoms on World MS Day
Today, on World MS Day, the MS International Federation (MSIF), MS organisations, and the million living with multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide are urging the public…
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability to benefit from brand new patient lifting hoists for patients with complex neurological disabilities
Innova Care Concepts has won a contract to supply and install 33 new patient lifting hoists at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN), which is…
More than half a million awarded for essential dementia drug research during Dementia Action Week
Prof David Rubinsztein at the University of Cambridge has been awarded over £500,000 from leading dementia research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK to fund vital dementia…
£270,000 investment ring-fenced to help advance ‘much-needed’ paediatric research
Sheila Brown, OBE and CEO of Newlife and Joe Revill, Chief Executive Officer for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health celebrate the pioneering…
Shirley Ladies Circle raises over £11,000 for award-winning Birmingham care home
From left to right: Lee and Cheryl from The Royal Star & Garter Homes receive the cheque for £11, from Laura Rudge at a Shirley…
Contacta becomes assistive technology supplier for major hearing loss charity to help those with hearing difficulties
Assistive technology specialist Contacta has announced a two-year partnership with the UK’s largest hearing loss charity, Action on Hearing Loss, supporting those with hearing impairments…
Airport introduces app for visually impaired passengers to access free vital help while navigating the airport
Blind and visually impaired passengers at Gatwick Airport can now call a professionally trained agent 24 hours a day who will - by using the…
Disabled children’s charity hands over successful equipment recycling and reselling scheme to mobility retailer
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has announced that Murrays Medical will take over the running of its successful specialist equipment recycling service, NewlifeAble, after…
Support service opens in North Yorkshire for people with dementia, their families and carers
A new service has opened in North Yorkshire by Dementia Forward, which aims to support those with dementia, their families and carers by providing them…