New initiative will ensure people returning home from the hospital are assessed within 72 hours
An Oxfordshire-wide initiative, which is helping people to return home from hospital more quickly, has delivered significant improvements for Oxfordshire patients since it was launched in…
Roadshows across Somerset to measure and assess attendees for properly fitted slippers to reduce falls
In a move to improve the safety and well-being of ageing adults in Somerset, NHS Somerset, in partnership with Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP),…
More than 62 percent expect their industries to use AI at work by 2030
A first-in-kind AI management system designed to enable the safe, secure, and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) across society has been launched by…
Innovative tech that could help detect falls while maintaining privacy debuts at CES 2024
New technology that can provide a non-intrusive way of alerting that somebody has had a fall made its debut at CES 2024. It is new…
RCOT backs call for all political parties to prioritise disabled children
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has joined more than a 110 charities and parent groups in coming together to campaign for better support…
Accessibility website launches survey to develop a more inclusive and accessible environment
AccessAble, a website that enables users to find wheelchair friendly venues and check out disabled access and facilities, has launched a survey to gather valuable…
13 CES 2024 award-winning assistive tech innovations for healthcare professionals to know about
Credit: Consumer Technology Association A glove that stabilises hand tremors, a smart belt that helps people with vision impairments to navigate the environment around them,…
Upcoming free-to-attend events aim to make home adaptations more accessible
Foundations UK, the national body for home improvement agencies in England, has released when and where it will host its DFG Champions Roadshows, a series…
New regulations to enhance the UK’s ability to benefit from rapidly advancing assistive technology
A new roadmap has been set out for the development of new and robust regulations for medical devices in the UK, which includes assistive technologies…
First ever global campaign to improve access to assistive tech launches
A new global campaign was launched today (16 January 2024) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling for urgent action to improve access to…