Adult Disability Payment rolled out to more people in Scotland
People living in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire can now apply for Scotland’s new disability benefit. The Scottish Government Adult Disability Payment replaces the…
£15.5m unveiled for local authorities to prepare for charging reform
More than £15 million has been given to local authorities across England to help them implement new social care charging reforms, the Department of Health…
Record five percent pay rise offered to NHS Scotland staff
The Scottish Government has offered a record five percent pay rise to NHS Scotland Agenda for Change staff, which includes professionals who work with assistive…
Microsoft’s new “disability data hub” will help inform future policy and legislative conversations
Aiming to help the 15 percent of people globally who have a disability, Microsoft has teamed up with the World Bank to launch an online…
New Active Travel and Research Grant programmes to help fill gaps in existing transport services for disabled people
The Motability charity is launching six new grant programmes, committing £50 million in funding over the next three financial years to organisations across the UK…
Highest level of clearances for new PIP claims since records began, figures show
210,000 new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims have received clearance, which is the highest level since records began. This is according to the Department for…
Health leaders welcome important health and social care data strategy
Following the publication of the important Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) data strategy – which encourages more integrated use of data, digitisation across…
Design awards partnership hosted by Dundee landmark aims to improve independent living
Sup Spoon, previous award winner. A design competition uncovering independent living inventions of the future has secured a partnership with Scotland's design museum, V&A Dundee,…
£25m for rapid digitisation of social care unveiled in important data strategy
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid An important new data strategy is prioritising technology in a set of ambitious reforms for the health and…
Video: Alder Hey launches children’s “hospital of the future” with hybrid digital health platform
Creating a "hospital without walls", Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has launched a ground-breaking digital platform that aims to revolutionise the way in which…