DLF Moving and Handling People conference returns with unique focus on ‘tomorrow’s world’
Organised by the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) as part of its Professionals Programme, Moving and Handling People returns for its 25th year in February 2022…
Mandatory reconsiderations for PIP at 75% of the level compared to a year earlier
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) figures for the quarter ending January 2021, highlighting trends…
CASE STUDY: “Life-changing” QuickWash basin installation helps man live more independently
Ropox, a UK manufacturer and supplier of accessible bathrooms and kitchens in domestic and care environments, has recently completed the installation of its first QuickWash…
New training platform launched to support career progression at dementia care specialist
Helen Daly, Learning, Development and Performance Programme Manager at Vida Healthcare Vida Healthcare, a specialist dementia care provider, has invested in its staff and the…
Innovative community and care home beds to offer flexibility and choice
Casa Elite Home Care Bed Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare has invested in a new range of home care and residential care products, which offer innovative modular…
New postural support cushions help hospital patients with breathing problems
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has teamed up with postural support specialist Levitex to help COVID-19 hospital-based patients breathe and sleep more easily. UCLan…
£10.7m funding for healthy ageing research to help develop better products and services
Seven research projects designed to support the UK Government’s healthy ageing agenda will share £ million in funding provided by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).…
Government should provide immediate funding to enable social care providers to purchase digital devices
Hft is calling on the UK Government to provide immediate funding to enable social care providers to purchase digital devices after its recent report found…
Scottish amputees no longer have to travel to England for private treatment with new clinic launch
Pace Rehabilitation, the UK’s largest independent private provider of amputee rehabilitation services, has launched its first clinic in Scotland. A trio of Scotland’s most experienced…
“Revolutionary” and contemporary wheelchair looks to transform air travel for users
Credit: ©Andrea Mocellin Revolve Air is an innovative new active wheelchair that fits the standard cabin baggage dimensions used universally by airlines and looks to…