Local authority to make city centre more accessible with Changing Places facilities
A new, modern Changing Places facility will be installed at The Forum in Norwich city centre in the new year, following a successful bid for…
Research reveals only 25 percent of homes to be built in England specify to Optional Access standards
Habinteg’s Forecast for Accessible Homes 2020 research revealed that more than half of all local plans still make no requirements for any accessible housing standard…
Case study: Innovative postural support equipment helps keep client comfortable all day
“An amazing piece of kit” is helping a woman with profound mental and physical disabilities be comfortable during the day. The woman’s needs are such…
EXCLUSIVE: From a parent sourcing life-changing postural equipment to becoming a UK supplier
Baffin Technology was founded by Marzena Komisarczuk in 2015 with the aim of finding a suitable solution to help her daughter, Sylwia, transfer from a…
Social care workers in Wales receive real living wage uplift
As part of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24, it has announced new funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real…
Latest figures show 2.8 million PIP claims to date due to “unprecedented” demand
To date, there have been million claimants entitled to PIP across England and Wales with over one-third receiving the highest level of award. These latest…
Assistive technology organisations invited to submit entries for Med-Tech Innovation Awards 2023
Innovators of assistive technologies can now submit entries for the Med-Tech Innovation Awards across six categories, including 3D Printing, Design and Connected Health. Organisations with…
Physiotherapists in England and Wales overwhelmingly vote in favour of strike action
NHS physiotherapy staff in England and Wales have voted to take strike action in their first ever ballot on pay and retention issues. NHS-employed members…
DHSC responds to the telecare ‘digital shift’ with Telecare Stakeholder Action Plan
A new report from FarrPoint, commissioned by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has highlighted the impact that the analogue switch-off will have on…
Tunstall Healthcare issues important safety notice for Lifeline Vi and Vi+ units with lithium-ion batteries
Technology-enabled care (TEC) specialist Tunstall Healthcare has issued an important safety notice for all Lifeline Vi and Vi+ units that have been produced from October…