Blackwood Design Awards announces winners for assistive technology innovations
The Blackwood Design Awards, a competition that recognises innovations that improve the lives of older and disabled people, has announced this year’s three winners. The…
Mobility supplier partners with train operator to make rail travel more accessible
TGA, a supplier of mobility scooters and wheelchairs, and train operator Northern have launched a new partnership aimed at making train travel easier with a…
Study will use Alexa to deliver mindfulness activities to people with early dementia and caregivers
A research team has developed mindfulness activities on Alexa and is now looking for individuals with early-stage dementia and their caregivers to participate in a…
NHS England releases hospital discharge fund guidance to ICBs
New guidance has been issued by NHS England to integrated care boards (ICBs) about how they should use recent hospital discharge funding to free up…
Fourth annual Assistive Technology Month celebrated with educational online workshops
This January is the fourth annual Assistive Technology Month, which promotes assistive technologies and how they can be used, is being celebrated with interactive online…
Whitepaper outlines important changes impacting the digital telecare transition
Technology-enabled care (TEC) organisations have come together to produce a timely whitepaper about why there is an urgent need for all housing and care providers…
Call for transport ideas to support healthy and joyful living for the UK’s rapidly ageing population
A call for innovative transport-focused proposals has been launched as part of a new Transport Pathfinder Innovation Programme, which aims to support healthy and joyful…
Clinicians to learn about benefits of therapeutic support surfaces in free CPD webinar
UK-based specialist hospital beds manufacturer Medstrom is hosting a free CPD-certified webinar for healthcare professionals this month about the proactive use of therapeutic support surfaces.…
CSP confirms NHS physio staff strike dates in England over ongoing pay dispute
Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in England are striking in January and February, as talks earlier this week resulted in no new…
Scotland also invests in extra NHS beds capacity as UK services face extreme pressure
The Scottish Government has announced that funding of at least £8 million for additional care home beds and efforts to boost NHS 24 capacity are…