Care home provider can effectively manage falls using an app devised by paramedics
Shropshire Partners in Care (SPIC) has backed a smart new initiative that will enable care home providers to manage resident falls more effectively using a…
Integrated Community Services in Norfolk and Waveney to reuse 60 percent of equipment
Norfolk County Council has launched a contract with specialist supplier of community equipment Medequip to provide Integrated Community Equipment Services (ICES) across Norfolk and Waveney…
Swansea Bay University Health Board donates recycled prostheses to amputees in Africa
Amputees living in Africa will have the chance to live more independently with a recent donation of recycled prosthetic limbs and other equipment from Swansea…
Housing technology of the future unveiled as part of healthy ageing project
Following a tenant sneak peek in March, Bield Housing and Care has officially opened the Bield Tech Hub in Linlithgow, West Lothian, having secured £75,000…
Microsoft leverages power of AI to improve accessibility for disabled people
To coincide with the 12th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Microsoft has launched a number of new programmes and technologies to accelerate knowledge and…
Medtech helps Medway NHS Foundation Trust save at least £160k
Hospital beds are being freed up and tens of thousands of pounds saved at Medway NHS Foundation Trust in a virtual wards strategy made possible…
Isle of Wight Council launches consultation for users and professionals on future of telecare service
Health and social professionals, as well as users, are being invited to share feedback on the Isle of Wight Council’s lifeline service that helps people…
Care tech enables staff to support up to nine times more vulnerable people every night
Assistive technology is being used by Telford and Wrekin Council to speed up patient discharges from hospital and care for up to nine times more…
Portsmouth accessibility service to open two new locations
An accessibility service that hires mobility vehicles in Portsmouth is set to help more people, as the service will soon operate from two new locations.…
Essex Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service provider to deliver efficient and effective care
Medequip has announced that it is the new provider of the Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) for Essex County Council and its partners. It…