Invacare issues field safety notice to ensure correct attachment of sling loops on its Birdie EVO mobile hoist
To ensure the correct attachment of the sling loops on the spreader bar hooks on its Birdie EVO Lifter, Invacare has updated the instructions in…
Guest Article: How the UK can overcome the barriers blocking participation in disability sport
Credit: Carine06 Paralympic world-record holder Hannah Cockroft blames rising expectations and a lack of early opportunities for the “alarming” decline in disability sport participation. Speaking…
Government updates helpful assistive tech guide for healthcare professionals
The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released an updated version of its assistive technology guide for healthcare professionals and manufacturers, providing definitions,…
Sign language therapist wins coveted prize at Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs
The founder of the UK’s first sign language counselling service, Deaf4Deaf, has won the top prize at the Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs in London.…
Eight CCGs to merge into one to provide more joined-up care for patients and better utilise staff time
The eight clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Kent and Medway have been given conditional approval by NHS England and NHS Improvement to merge and form…
Guest Blog: How to determine if a company will provide good customer service when buying mobility and independent living equipment
Gareth Watkinson, Managing Director of Dolphin Mobility Yorkshire and Cumbria In any aspect of business and in any sector, the importance of customer service cannot…
Healthcare professionals at the OT Show invited to see Theraposture’s latest turning bed and adjustable bed innovations
At the 2019 Occupational Therapy Show, Theraposture, supported by Occupational Therapist Shaun Masters, will be presenting the new Rotoflex 235 Plus Mk2 turning bed alongside…
Free lecture announced on developing assistive products for disabled people and how to make assistive tech work better for users
Credit: Designability Bath-based charity Designability is holding its 51st free annual lecture, which will look at developing assistive products for one person versus mass production…
Leckey issues safety notice to carers and healthcare professionals following reports of broken latches on Floorsitters
Leckey, a supplier of specialist paediatric products, has issued an urgent field safety notice for its height-adjustable Firefly Floorsitters supplied before 31st January 2018. Issued…
New telecare service set to focus on preventative methods to reduce carer anxiety and ease pressure off health and social care
Alcuris and Radius Connect24 have signed a partnership agreement at the International Technology Enabled Care Conference in Birmingham to provide a telecare service to help…