Wheelchair power add-on makes manoeuvring in urban areas easy for users
Mobility equipment supplier Rehasense has launched a new “cost-effective” wheelchair power add-on, which is designed to increase users’ independence by making trips easier to navigate…
National campaign calls on UK Government to scrap defibrillator tax to save lives
A new national campaign to scrap the ‘Heart Restart Tax’ is calling on the UK Government to remove the VAT levied on defibrillators to widen…
Healthcare professionals and mobility equipment supplier develop neurological patient chair
Mobility equipment specialist Vivid Care, in coordination with input from Huntington’s disease specialists, healthcare professionals, and a specialist dementia care provider, has launched a specialist…
Case study: Powered wheelchair add-on helps girl get around school with ease and without fatigue
11-year-old Faith from Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, has been the proud owner of a Rehasense Power Assisted Wheelchair System (PAWS) City with a 14”…
Randomised controlled trial suggests hearing aids can slow cognitive decline in people with dementia
A recent study has looked at whether using hearing aids could reduce cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults with hearing loss as well as…
One in five children waited over 18 weeks for NHS wheelchair or wheelchair modification
NHS England has published its quarterly national wheelchair statistics, which provides a national view of NHS wheelchair services by collecting information on the number, cost,…
Let’s Get It Clear: Education Health and Care Plans – The essentials for success
Figure 1. The timetable to reaching an EHCP (numbers in brackets are the maximum number of weeks from the start of the process) At the…
Case study: Powerchair enables Hannah to sit close to her desk for comfortable working
When Hannah Deakin had an injury playing netball at the age of 14, she had no idea that her life would change forever. The initial…
Innovative glove and armband device gives people with upper limb prosthetics a ‘sense of touch’
An assistive technology prototype that gives ‘sense of touch’ haptic feedback to amputees is set to be improved with a series of at-home trial start…
“Cutting-edge” tech trials to help improve patient care launched by NHS England
NHS organisations are being invited to take part in wireless trials to explore how cutting-edge technologies can help improve patient care. NHS England is supporting…