Scottish charity to hold assistive tech showcase to showcase helpful everyday healthcare products
Humanware's Brailliant BI14 A Fife-based charity, which supports people who have vision impairment to feel more confident and independent, is holding its first assistive technology…
Patients in NI dying in hospital while waiting to be discharged due to lack of community care packages, national charity unveils
More than 200 patients died in Northern Ireland’s hospitals in 2017-18 while waiting to be discharged, Marie Curie has revealed. The terminal illness charity has…
Multi-million-pound centre to enable people with dementia to remain independent in their homes for longer
A revolutionary £20 million centre based at Imperial College London is set to develop innovative technologies to create dementia-friendly environments and provide insights into how…
Free powerchair loan scheme to help disabled children under 5 in Northern Ireland
A new charity collaboration is giving disabled children in Northern Ireland under five years old access to fun powerchairs for free, allowing them to achieve…
Patients spend millions of unnecessary days in hospital, charity says
A new analysis of NHS figures by charity Marie Curie shows that patients in England spent million unnecessary days in hospital in 2018. NHS England’s…
Pioneering mobile game can detect Alzheimer’s risk and help dementia researchers worldwide
A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers…
New therapy centre to aid people with neurological conditions opens in East England
A new centre has opened in Saltney, Chester, which sits on the England-Wales border, to support people with neurological conditions called the Neuro Therapy Centre.…
Scottish MP blown away by innovative care system
Humza Yousaf MSP has described how he was ‘blown away’ by a pioneering care system designed by charity Blackwood after testing it out first hand…
Quick and simple iPad test could detect signs of dementia before symptoms emerge
A five-minute online iPad test, which examines the speed and accuracy of a person’s thinking, could help healthcare professionals diagnose dementia earlier than before. South…
Care home staff and volunteers come together to clean up local stream
Staff at The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe have helped clean up a stretch of the Hughenden Stream, which is based in…