New mechanism to report safety concerns with healthcare products in Northern Ireland
A new regional centre that promotes the reporting of suspected safety concerns associated with healthcare products has been launched in Northern Ireland. The Yellow Card…
Scammers use analogue digital switchover to target vulnerable residents that use telecare devices
Councils have warned that criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover to scam vulnerable residents who use telecare monitoring devices into giving out personal…
UK patients set to have faster access to innovative medtech backed by £10m funding
The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot has been launched, supported by £10 million UK Government funding, which is designed to support the rapid development…
Consultation regarding the disclosure of industry payments in the assistive tech sector launches
A consultation that is searching for views on the possible introduction of regulations mandating the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector has been…
Private and voluntary care sector staff in Scotland to receive at least £12 an hour in 2024
The First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf has made a new pledge to private and voluntary sector staff working in adult social care, children’s services,…
Government delivers extra £50m housing adaptations funding
The UK Government has unveiled an extra £50 million for home adaptations, which will be provided to local authorities to enable older people and those…
National campaign calls on UK Government to scrap defibrillator tax to save lives
A new national campaign to scrap the ‘Heart Restart Tax’ is calling on the UK Government to remove the VAT levied on defibrillators to widen…
Investigation reveals at least £467m will be stripped from adult care services
Chairman of the County Councils Network, Cllr Tim Oliver, has responded to an investigation by the BBC, which has revealed cuts in local authority budgets…
Council to use assistive tech in new strategy to help older people live well at home for longer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to adopt an important new strategy, which includes the introduction of assistive technology to help older people live well at…
Council makes country park accessible with Changing Places toilet facility
A new accessible Changing Places toilet facility has been opened at a county park in Northamptonshire to make the public space inclusive for people with…