EXCLUSIVE: Innovations within the health tech world and what the future holds for tech in our health and care services
Gary Steen, CTO at Tunstall Healthcare In this exclusive guest article for AT Today, Gary Steen, CTO at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses innovations currently taking place…
Record £1.4bn funding for local authorities to support social care and bolster workforce
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid A record total of £ billion will be made available over three years to help increase the fee…
Deal will see equipment specialist supply and install 353 ceiling track hoists at new hospital
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has partnered with Innova Care Concepts for the supply and installation of 353 ceiling track hoists in its new-build…
Case study: Helpful shower toilet offers client enhanced levels of comfort and a better clean
Robert Moore, from Rainham in Kent, who has irritable bowel syndrome, was already familiar with the benefits of self-cleaning toilets after using one for more…
Let’s get it clear: What makes a good a positioning belt? 3. Closures
Figure 1: Belt with side release buckle set up for dual pull operation In previous issues of THIIS in the Let’s Get it Clear series,…
University researches tool for improving balance and vision as potential Parkinson’s treatment
Northumbria University is leading research on the effects of technological visual training as a potential rehabilitation tool for people affected by Parkinson’s disease. Dr Sam…
VIDEO: Google invites users to test new app that helps people with atypical speech communicate easily
Google has launched a new Android app called Project Relate, which is designed to enable people with speech impairments communicate more easily and helps them…
New assistive tech transforms life-limited children’s lives at Devonshire hospice
Thanks to support from the Freemasons of Devonshire, children’s charity Lifelites has donated a brand-new bespoke package of life-changing assistive technology worth tens of thousands…
NHS trust asks residents to return unwanted walking aids to local hospital
Wye Valley NHS Trust is urging residents to check their own homes and their family members’ homes for NHS walking aids, such as crutches, Zimmer…
CPD webinars for OTs to learn about health and socio-economic factors around provision of adjustable cots and beds
Shaun Masters, OT, presenting one of his popular CPD webinars Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist and Equipment Specialist at Theraposture, will be hosting a series of…