NHS trust partners with charity to provide hearing aid support service in Somerset
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is working with the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) to provide a hearing aid support service for residents, their…
REACTION: “Deeply disappointing” that social care was absent from the Spring Statement, sector responds
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves The health and social care sector has reacted to the Spring Statement 2025, which has been dubbed as “worrying”…
Fewer people to receive PIP under government welfare reforms
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has proposed a raft of reforms to the health and disability benefits system…
Spring Statement 2025: Key points for the assistive technology sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, yesterday delivered the Spring Statement 2025, which delivers the UK Government’s spending plans and…
Crucial government leadership now vital during digital switchover, APPG warns
The Digital Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has criticised successive governments for the handling of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration in its first…
Charity announces shortlisted organisations that could receive £25k worth of assistive tech
Lifelites, a charity that provides assistive and sensory technology to every children’s hospice in the UK and Ireland, has announced the organisations in the running for funding to mark its 25th anniversary. At…
Xbox Adaptive Joystick now available to purchase for accessible and customisable gaming
Technology giant Microsoft has announced that its Xbox Adaptive Joystick, which is designed to make gaming more accessible for disabled gamers and those with reduced…
House of Commons ‘devastatingly’ votes against bill amendments to exempt health and care providers from employer NIC increase
On 19 March, the House of Commons voted against a bill that would see health and social care providers exempted from the employer National Insurance…
Innovative new approach empowers health and social care to scale low-risk proactive prevention without upfront tech investment
Taking Care and PA Consulting have launched a joint initiative called Hälo, which aims to “revolutionise” how health and social care providers take a transformative…
REACTION: Leading healthcare organisations share their thoughts on the abolishment of NHS England
On 13 March, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England (NHSE) will be abolished. Leading healthcare organisations, the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), the…