Up to £200k of funding available to make assistive tech accessible in Africa
The Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub is launching the Assistive Technology Impact Fund Global Call (ATIF), which is set to drastically transform the lives of…
“Essential” hearing aids to give more people access to care and professional guidance
GN Hearing, a global hearing aid provider, has launched ReSound Key, an “essential” hearing aid line-up that provides greater access to award-winning hearing technology worldwide.…
Price-fixing warning issued to companies supplying equipment and services to disabled students
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cautioned companies supplying goods and services to disabled university students, following concerns that there may have been price-fixing.…
Guest article: More widespread use of telecare services can help people live in their homes for longer
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has recently published a report that looks at how health services could be coordinated to better treat…
CASE STUDY: Assistive tech turns risky process into safe experience for Katie
Something as simple as a powered device from AAT GB to get up and downstairs has transformed the routine but potentially dangerous process for the…
Nottingham on Call partners with Chiptech to provide “first-class” digital telecare
Alarm monitoring service provider Nottingham on Call has appointed assistive technology specialist Chiptech to support its delivery of digital telecare. Chiptech will now supply Nottingham…
Health and care workers encouraged to get COVID-19 vaccine and “lead by example”
The country’s leading health and social care professionals have joined forces to urge their frontline colleagues to get the vital first dose of the COVID-19…
TEC partnership to provide monitored smart home sensor package to support vulnerable clients
Taking Care, one of the UK’s largest personal alarm providers, has selected Anthropos to power its latest offering – the Taking Care Safe Home Alert.…
CCG mergers still set to go ahead for April 2021, latest NHS England guidance says
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has issued new guidance for NHS Trusts about reducing burden and releasing capacity to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing…
University set to launch centre to develop “cutting-edge” rehabilitation tech
A cutting-edge centre to develop innovations in rehabilitation technology for those recovering from strokes and other debilitating illnesses is being launched at the University of…