Adult social care workforce vacancy rate decreases to nearly 10 percent
New data from Skills for Care has found that the adult social care workforce in England started growing again over the past year. The annual…
Case study: OT says vacuum cushion is now an essential part of a man’s routine for supported bathing
Staff at a Yorkshire assisted living complex can now deliver dignified, safe, and supported personal hygiene to a man with dementia via a unique bathing…
Video: Pioneering seat prototype will allow powerchair users to remain in their own chairs on planes
A full prototype of a first-of-its kind aeroplane seat that allows people who use a powered wheelchair to remain in their own wheelchairs for the…
Video: Harvard study looks at how post-stroke gait could be improved with an assistive ankle exosuit
A study at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in the US is looking at how an ankle exosuit could…
NHS expands virtual wards to enable children to receive hospital-level care at home
After successfully treating more than 6,400 children over the last year, the NHS hospital at home service will expand to cover children in every region…
Study hopes to prevent falls and accidents by making homes safer
Assistive technology that monitors people’s behaviour and activity is going to be used in a new study that hopes to prevent falls and accidents occurring…
77 percent do not believe the NHS is prepared to meet the needs of an ageing population
New polling data from Ipsos and the Health Foundation has revealed that the majority of the public believe the NHS is not prepared to meet…
Video: Fascinating TEDx Talk discusses how everyone has a part to play in making AT accessible and equitable for all
Pascal Bijleveld, CEO of ATscale, recently delivered an eye-opening TEDx Talk about the transformative power of assistive technology in improving lives but how access to…
Smartwatches could detect Parkinson’s up to seven years before symptoms appear
Wearables could identify Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before hallmark symptoms appear and a clinical diagnosis can be made, according to new research from…
Blind and partially sighted people in London to benefit from voice guided technology
Blind and partially sighted people that use transport in London could benefit from NaviLens, an app that is designed to enable blind and partially sighted…