New mobility partnership aims to bring trustworthy and cost-effective stairlift installations to users
Ergo Curve Stairlift Multicare Medical, a specialist provider of patient handling and care equipment, has teamed up with stairlift manufacturer Platinum Stairlifts to deliver reliable…
£1.7m government funding for 4,000 schools will help children with SEND trial assistive tech
Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell The Department for Education (DfE) has provided £ million funding to allow children with special educational needs and disabilities…
Irish healthcare provider wins major HSE contract for supply of specialist pressure area care mattresses
Beechfield Healthcare has been awarded a major tender by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the Republic of Ireland for the supply of pressure-relieving mattresses…
Defective goods made up 69 percent of complaints about assistive tech to Citizens Advice last year
New research from Citizens Advice reveals that someone makes a complaint every hour about assistive technology, with the majority of complaints being about defective goods.…
Only 13 percent of homes in England have all four accessibility features, new analysis shows
Older people living in the North East or the East Midlands are six times less likely to be living in a fully accessible home compared…
Insight: Why active mattress compliance is now a legal and moral obligation
Gary Baker, Medical Devices Director at Squirrel Medical Gary Baker, Medical Devices Director at Squirrel Medical, outlines the tightening regulatory landscape surrounding active mattresses, where…
Those affected by upcoming PIP changes will receive 13 weeks of financial support under new bill
Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) introduced new measures to Parliament on 18 June 2025, which will see…
New rehab range aims to bridge the gap between hospital care and at-home recovery
Levitex Rehab Range Hugga sleep system Levitex, a sleep posture brand, has launched the Levitex Rehab Range, which is designed to support elderly people to…
South Gloucestershire Council saved £2m through bespoke occupational therapy assistive tech service
A case study has highlighted that South Gloucestershire Council’s assistive technology (AT) service, led by occupational therapists and technicians, has successfully transformed adult social care.…
Case study: Social media content creator fitted with advanced bionic hand
Born without most of his right hand, social media content creator Henrik Cox has followed prosthetic advancements from a young age. Now, he has been…