ADASS calls on government to increase funding to make effective post-discharge care a reality
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has welcomed the British Red Cross and Healthwatch England report on hospital discharges, but is calling…
Advanced assistive tech device to support 2 million people in the UK with sight loss
eSight has announced that its newest vision enhancement technology, eSight 4, is now available in the UK through VisionAid Technologies, expanding its goal of providing…
PM unveils tougher national restrictions as NHS “weeks from being overwhelmed”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced new national COVID-19 restrictions in England from Thursday 5 November, meaning that everyone must stay at home with a…
Let’s get it clear: Trunk call – Aligning the upper body
By Dr Barend ter Haar In seating, we spend much of our time around the pelvis and its stabilisation. This is important as the first…
Adjustable cot beds and unmissable OT-led video seminar to feature at Kidz Virtual
Award-winning specialist in care cot beds for disabled children and adults Theraposture will be exhibiting and presenting a video seminar at ‘Kidz Venue to Virtual’…
Digital initiatives keep falls prevention service clients safe during pandemic
Julie Griffiths, the manager of Medequip’s Wirral Falls Prevention service, has shared the raft of new measures that Medequip has introduced to keep its clients…
Patients left with unmet care needs under ‘discharge to assess’ model, report finds
Healthwatch England and the British Red Cross have jointly published a new report, which unveils that significant numbers of people are not receiving follow-up support…
Black Country and West Birmingham CCGs apply to merge in a bid to improve patient care
Governing Body members for four Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell & West Birmingham, and Wolverhampton – have…
VIDEO: Designability shares video about a day in the life of a mechanical engineer
Bath-based design charity Designability has shared a video about what it's like to live a 'day in the life' of one of the charity’s mechanical…
Telecare alarm service helps residents feel safe in their homes during COVID-19
A telecare alarm service, run by socially-driven housing association Karbon Homes in the North East and Yorkshire, has been keeping clients feel safe and secure…