NHS waiting list patients could get faster access treatments and prescriptive assistive technologies
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment will be offered the opportunity to travel to a different…
Accessible holiday home and access champions announced winners at Blue Badge Access Awards
Venues were recently awarded for outstanding commitments to accessibility and inclusive designs at the Blue Badge Access Awards 2023. The Blue Badge Access Awards (BBAA)…
Free CPD session will share the latest solutions to help with safe transfers into and out of a bed
Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, and the Theraposture team will be hosting 'Getting legs into bed - redefined' CPD seminars at the OT Show Occupational therapist…
Event exemplifies how health boards, academia, and social care can work to develop technologies
A symposium was hosted in October with the theme of co-creating the future of health technology, held by The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s…
Paediatric stander and car seat products prove successful with families and occupational therapists
Baffin Technology Systems reported a successful day at the recent the Kidz to Adultz event in Manchester, having successfully debuted its two latest paediatric products…
142 to 477 prosthetists and orthotists are needed in the UK to meet WHO standards of care
A new study from Staffordshire University has revealed a “critical” shortage in the number of UK prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic and orthotic technicians, and support workers.…
Video: This innovative phone case helps make public touchscreens more accessible
The University of Michigan, in the US, has developed pioneering new hardware for smartphones that provides a workaround for inaccessible touchscreens. It automatically makes touchscreens…
Pioneering paediatric pressure ulcer mattress to showcase in Germany this month
A UK company that specialises in the development and manufacture of pressure technology will be at MEDICA 2023 to showcase its latest innovation, a paediatric…
Stairlift and homelift manufacturer to showcase models from its portfolio at the OT Show
Stairlift and homelift manufacturer Access BDD will showcase working models from its range of stairlifts on stand G51 at this year’s OT Show. There will…
Case study: Stairlift donation helps eight-year-old get up and down her school’s stairs with ease
Gaia is pictured trying out the new stairlift at The Iona School, with her mum Shanta and Acorn Stairlifts installer Arran Hennessy. Starting a new…