Inspirational design competition restarts to discover innovative assistive tech solutions
A previous Blackwood Design Award winner: Enayball, an award-winning drawing tools that enable anyone with a physical disability to create art A creative assistive technology…
EXCLUSIVE: How to support people with learning disabilities to use tech with free comprehensive toolkits
Professor Jane Seale from the Open University Professor Jane Seale from the Open University discusses the journey to creating three different toolkits – one for…
NHS trust works with virtual outpatient service provider to reduce need for outpatient services by 47 percent
Dr Bahman Nedjat-Shokouhi, CEO of Medefer Medefer, a CQC-registered provider of specialist virtual outpatient services to NHS patients throughout the UK, has worked with the…
Study finds first digital ‘physio-supported self-management’ tool to be clinically effective
A new study of 1,010 physiotherapy patients has concluded that digital tools must be used to enable ‘Physio-Supported Self-Management’ if the UK is to tackle…
NHS trust finds 100 percent of patients would recommend its virtual Hospital @ Home service
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) are now providing acute hospital care in patients’ homes seven days a…
Hearing health app launches to give users advice and information on assistive products
In time for Deaf Awareness Week commencing on 2 May 2022, online retailer Hearing Aid Accessories is releasing a unique mobile app designed to support…
EXCLUSIVE: The role of therapeutic equipment in supporting disabled young people to be more physically active
Kieran Murphy, Clinical Partnerships Manager at Jiraffe In a proactive move, the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) have recently issued new guidelines to support disabled…
New hospital discharge guidance: What the assistive tech sector needs to know
Guidance has been released for effective hospital discharges into community settings that will help health and social care professionals, and those involved in providing and…
Foundations to deliver expert webinar on understanding latest DFG guidance
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) is working with Foundations UK to deliver a free informative webinar to professionals that work with housing adaptations and…
Smartwatch enables users to drive their wheelchairs hands-free and track heart activities
An innovative, integrated smartwatch solution has been launched that gives manual wheelchair users powerful tracking, monitoring and power assist capabilities. Permobil SmartDrive PushTracker E3 manual…