Healthcare professionals invited to a 20-minute webinar on managing progressive disorders
Postural support specialist Aergo Health is hosting a webinar next week for health and social care professionals about what can be done to help manage…
Longitude Prize on Dementia launches with £4.34m pot for assistive tech
The Longitude Prize on Dementia is calling on innovators around the world to apply the power of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to develop…
85 percent of OTs say demand for children’s services has increased since July 2021
This is according to a new survey from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), which paints a worrying picture in the UK that children’s…
New study finds that the look and feel of assistive tech products are important to potential users
A new study by North Carolina State University researchers in the US found that assistive technology users often considered the look, texture and, occasionally, the…
Case study: A simple chair helps young boy to feel supported and participate in family life
AAT GB’s foam positioning system, the Gravity Chair, is helping a nine-year-old boy to feel safe and supported while enabling him to participate in family…
Assistive technology conference to discuss tech growth and adoption within the NHS
The MedTech FUTURES conference returns to Cambridge on 19 October 2022 with a huge line up of speakers, including some of the biggest names in…
£500m Adult Social Care Discharge Fund created as part of sector’s winter plans
Health and Social Care Secretary Thérèse Coffey In her first major intervention in her new role, Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister…
Cost of Living payment launches to help disabled people with higher disability-related costs
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that the one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living payment has launched to help disabled people with the…
Case study: Disabled Ukrainian refugee Danyil receives “new life” wheelchair donation
Ukrainian refugee Danyil Yashchenko, 15 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has received a “life-changing” powered wheelchair from an Oxfordshire-based mobility and rehabilitation specialist, Recare, to ensure…
Second round of Changing Places funding worth £6.5m now open to local authorities
The UK Government has announced that local authorities in England can now apply to the second round of Changing Places funding with a total of…