Briefing shares how home improvement services can cost-effectively speed up hospital discharges
The Good Home Network has published helpful information about how home improvement services can help facilitate timely hospital discharges. The Good Home Network, a collaboration…
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…
Case study: Mouldable vacuum cushion helps child with complex needs get a good night’s sleep
The Barton family had become regularly sleep deprived for over five years with having to care for a young child with special needs. Logan has…
Healthcare professionals to learn more about implementing bariatric equipment at CPD seminar
A seminar series that will cover the importance of understanding and implementing specialised equipment for bariatric patients will take place in Ireland at the beginning…
The OT Show returns with CPD opportunities for healthcare professionals
This November, The Occupational Therapy Show (The OT Show) will return with a CPD conference programme and exhibition planned by occupational therapists (OTs) for occupational…
Assistive apartment mock-up to use technology to help residents live independently
Nick Laing from Function Control shows a resident how to use commands A new £28 million complex needs facility being developed in Perth, Scotland is…
Report calls for airlines to improve WCAG compliance and the digital user journey
A new report has reviewed the websites of the 11 largest airlines operating in the UK, rating them in terms of their technical accessibility as…
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…