Adult social care receives £240 million funding boost to help reduce pressure off NHS over winter
As part of an overall £420 million winter fund, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that social care services across England…
Healthcare professionals invited to learn more about complex seating at free training events
Prosthetics, orthotics, seating and mobility rehabilitation manufacturer Blatchford is running a free complex seating training day in Sheffield throughout the first quarter of 2019, with…
£5,000 donation for interactive table to help dementia patients in residential home
Credit: Healthcare Business The Royal Star & Garter Homes in Surbiton, London have received an omiVista Mobii interactive table from the Santander Foundation to help…
Min Doktor and Kaia Health unveil innovative digital healthcare partnership to reduce back pain
Swedish digital healthcare provider Min Doktor, which provides doctor-patient communications through voice, video, and text, and allows doctors to issue prescriptions, is pioneering an innovative…
New social and commercial network to boost health innovation in Brighton
Professor Matteo Santin, Academic Lead for Healthy Futures University of Brighton researchers are collaborating with entrepreneurs and community groups to turn Brighton and Hove into…
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board adopts innovative approach for bed replacement to improve patient care
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is replacing 750 beds and mattresses across its sites in order to address its ageing fleet of products as…
The OT’s Perspective: What should we all be bearing in mind when it comes to moving and handling?
Stuart Barrow, Promoting Independence First up, you’ve probably heard the terms ‘moving and handling’ bandied around quite a lot but even though we use these…
Emergency lifting chairs set to help residents in retirement villages get back on their feet
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has recently invested in some Raizer emergency lifting chairs to help residents get back on their feet across 21 retirement villages.…
Willow Burn Hospice receives new beds and surfaces to improve patient care
Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester, Durham, has selected Medstrom Healthcare to provide beds and surfaces for the new hospice wing in a move designed to…
Theraposture appoints new Trusted Assessor for the North to assist with clients’ needs
Craig Ward, Therapsoture Trusted Assessor for Northern England, North Wales and Scotland Theraposture, a specialist in adjustable beds, chairs and care cots, has appointed Craig…