First-of-its-kind temporary community hospital launches to help rehabilitate COVID-19 survivors
NHS England has launched a temporary community hospital in Surrey to provide rehabilitation to patients recovering from COVID-19. The first-of-its-kind in England, the NHS Seacole…
Innovative Arthritis Tracker app launches to support thousands of young people in self-isolation
A new Arthritis Tracker app has launched to support teens and young adults with arthritis who are self-isolating due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Launched by…
Precision Rehab details how it provides powerchair services throughout the pandemic
Specialist powerchair provider Precision Rehab has outlined how its operations have adapted to ensure powerchair clients’ needs are still met during the pandemic. Highlighting that…
Eligibility of COVID-19 testing extended to everyone in care homes amid concerning death toll
Alongside all essential workers, eligibility for coronavirus testing has been extended to several new groups, including all staff and residents in care homes after concerning…
Assistive tech firm selected to develop innovation to support the elderly & vulnerable during pandemic
Telecare specialist Alcuris has been successful in their Techforce19 competition submission and will now progress to the next stage in the hope of achieving a…
Newlife pleads for emergency government grant as specialist equipment runs low
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak in an open letter to appeal for financial support after it says it…
European Seating Symposium postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Originally set to take place in Dublin this June, the European Seating Symposium's committee has confirmed that the conference has been moved to 2021 in…
Assistive tech company offers solution to help disabled shoppers during lockdown
Scottish technology company Neatebox is offering supermarkets across the UK access to innovative new technology which, the company claims, can remove the challenges millions of…
Staff management and recruitment tool offered free of charge to all health and social care providers in the UK
As a direct response to the increasing pressures that the COVID-19 outbreak is putting on the health and social care system across the UK, Netli,…
Online training platform helps almost 50,000 NHS & social care staff with moving & handling knowledge
An online training platform with a comprehensive range of educational manual handling resources has released two videos for free directly relevant to healthcare professionals providing…