Support service opens in North Yorkshire for people with dementia, their families and carers
A new service has opened in North Yorkshire by Dementia Forward, which aims to support those with dementia, their families and carers by providing them…
Product Assessor/Service Engineer – South West London
This job opportunity has now been filled and is no longer accepting applications Our client is a London-based mobility supplier. They offer a range of…
Scottish charity to hold assistive tech showcase to showcase helpful everyday healthcare products
Humanware's Brailliant BI14 A Fife-based charity, which supports people who have vision impairment to feel more confident and independent, is holding its first assistive technology…
Clever eye-controlled wheelchair system launches for people with neuromuscular diseases
Credit: GeekWire A new system has been launched for disabled people with restricted mobility called the Independence Drive, which allows people to move their wheelchair…
Patients in NI dying in hospital while waiting to be discharged due to lack of community care packages, national charity unveils
More than 200 patients died in Northern Ireland’s hospitals in 2017-18 while waiting to be discharged, Marie Curie has revealed. The terminal illness charity has…
Multi-million-pound centre to enable people with dementia to remain independent in their homes for longer
A revolutionary £20 million centre based at Imperial College London is set to develop innovative technologies to create dementia-friendly environments and provide insights into how…
Ikea launches range of accessible add-on products to help transform the lives of people with disabilities
Popular furniture store Ikea has launched its ThisAbles range of add-on products that aims to improve the lives of disabled people by making everyday tasks…
Exclusive distribution partnership brings emergency bariatric evacuation equipment to UK to help healthcare professionals
Bariatric equipment specialist Benmor Medical has agreed an exclusive distribution partnership with Dutch-firm Tetcon – Textile Technical Concepts – bringing its innovative bariatric emergency evacuation…
Paralympic archer aims to inspire during MS Awareness Week
Paralympic archer Dave Phillips has a message for fellow MS sufferers this MS Awareness Week — don’t give up hope. Dave, from Cwmbran, Wales, was…
Therapy centre that uses horses to help people recover in the running to secure £50k in funding
The Spirit and Soul Equine Assisted Activity Centre, which helps cancer patients and women with complex needs recover through the use of horses, is among…