Care providers receive £546m funding boost to bolster infection control throughout winter
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that care providers will be given an extra £546 million to reduce COVID-19 infection and…
Therapy waiting lists will be “swamped” with backlog of thousands of stroke survivors, charity warns
The Stroke Association is calling for immediate actions from governments and local health systems across the UK to stem a ‘rising tide’ of demand on…
New registrations for PIP claims 8% lower than previous year, statistics show
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics up until July 2020, which reveal the disruption…
CPD seminar to help OTs understand link between bathing and sleep at upcoming OTAC
Occupational Therapist Adam Ferry will be hosting an engaging CPD-accredited seminar at the upcoming OTAC Southampton, which will focus on how bathing can support sleep…
Social care sector should receive greater support to become technologically enabled, report suggests
Gavin Bashar UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare A new report from Public Policy Projects (PPP) and Tunstall Healthcare is calling for the UK health…
Clinical trial shows robotic exosuit can be reliably used for post-stroke gait rehabilitation
A new clinical trial exploring the use of the ReWalk ReStore soft robotic exosuit for post-stroke rehabilitation to improve participants’ walking speed and distance has…
Care providers urged to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after spike in new cases
A letter has been issued to all care providers, Local Authority Chief Executives and Directors of Adult Social Care in England, which outlines the different…
Charity completes transfer of social care provider to offer assistive tech service to residents
Blackwood Homes and Care has successfully completed the transfer of Freespace, a not-for-profit care provider in Edinburgh, which will see the charity support 40 disabled…
Must-read publication for assistive technology professionals offers free print subscription
Professionals involved in the assessment, provision, creation or commissioning of assistive technology aids and services can now subscribe to receive AT Today in print directly…
Scottish Government offers new funding opportunities to support telecare service development
To support its work in progressing telecare service development and to help provide better services to users, the Scottish Government has opened up four new…