AUTUMN BUDGET 2021: Lack of social care investment is ‘deeply disappointing’, organisations say
Following Wednesday’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, leaders from across the health, social care and disability…
AUTUMN BUDGET 2021: Key points for the assistive technology sector
Yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 to Parliament, detailing the UK Government’s tax and spending plans…
Let’s get it clear: Pressure, Shear, and Friction
What’s the difference, how do they relate, and why should each be managed in their own right? There has been an awareness for a long…
Accessible innovation aims to “revolutionise” air travel for people with reduced mobility
A new product is aiming to “revolutionise” accessible air travel by enabling powered wheelchair users to remain in their own wheelchair for the entire journey.…
Leading health and social care organisations respond to CQC State of Care 2020-21 report
Influential organisations, including Age UK, Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), and Healthwatch, have weighed in on the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) latest State of…
New models of care are “necessary” to ensure people receive the care they need, CQC says
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England has been published and looks at the quality…
Report sets out 10 principles for building tech into housing to support ageing population
Technology and digital infrastructure that support future care needs must be built into all new housing, leaders from a range of sectors have urged in…
Let’s get it clear: What makes a good cushion? 4. Contours for Posture and Positioning
This is the fourth article in a series which aims to start getting people thinking more about what goes into a cushion that makes it…
£16.25m ringfenced funding for councils to bolster adult social care workforce
Minister for Care Gillian Keegan The adult social care sector is set to benefit from £ million of new UK Government funding to help workforce…
Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership asks residents to return unused assistive equipment
Local residents are being asked to return medical equipment they have been given by the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership (DHSCP) that they no…