Councils urged to share feedback on distribution of funding to support adult social care charging reform
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking views from professionals on the distribution of funding to support the reform of the adult…
Video: Assistive technology fundraised by local community enables independent living
A young tenant who recently moved into a Devon apartment block for people with learning difficulties has been using a high-tech mobility aid that enables…
Scotland’s new disability benefit opens for applications nationwide
Adult Disability Payment, which replaces UK Government’s Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in Scotland, has opened for new applications nationwide. The national rollout of the payment,…
Local authority signposts residents to practical tool about helpful assistive tech solutions
Warwickshire County Council is promoting the use of a helpful tool to residents, which aims to give people educational information and advice about a broad…
£150 Cost of Living payment to help disabled people with transport and prescription costs
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that around six million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 disability Cost of…
Consultation explores enabling access to Direct Payments for Continuing NHS Healthcare adults
Welsh Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has launched a consultation on improving the experiences for many people using health and social care services.…
Interesting government evaluation of assistive tech training pilot in schools is published
Policymakers, researchers, and developers of assistive technologies may find a new evaluation from the Department for Education (DfE) about an assistive technology training pilot ran…
62% of adult social care leaders are dubious they can deliver reforms to government’s timetable
A recent survey from the Local Government Association (LGA) shows that nearly all adult social care council leaders in England are not confident that UK…
New partnership to fast-track innovation in assistive technologies
Professor Marc Desmulliez, manager of the MDMC and Heriot-Watt University (left) and Graham Watson, Executive Chair of InnoScot Health (right). A partnership between Heriot-Watt University…
Lancashire County Council considers £4- to £9 per week charge for telecare service users
Lancashire County Council has proposed changing its free telecare service to a new charge of £4 to £9 per week for users so that…