New guidance aims to drive accessibility in built environments to support one billion people globally with disabilities
Business Disability Forum wheelchair assistance switch. Business Disability Forum (BDF) has published a new global guide this month showing how all businesses can make their…
Scotland’s PIP replacement Adult Disability Payment pilot opens for new applications
The new Adult Disability Payment (ADP) in Scotland, which is replacing the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) disability benefit, has opened for applications from people living…
BHTA Chairman to discuss importance of sustainability within healthcare sector at GS1 conference
Andrew Stevenson, Chairman of the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), will sit alongside other industry leaders at the GS1 Healthcare Conference to discuss the important…
Healthcare professionals and carers to view versatile paediatric powerchairs at Kidz Middle
Precision Rehab, a UK supplier of paediatric powerchairs, will be exhibiting at this week’s Kidz to Adultz event in Coventry, where it will be showcasing…
Over 20,000 PIP claimants reported a change in circumstances, quarterly figures reveal
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its latest quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics for the quarter ending January 2022, which highlight…
Around 7,000 people in Northern Ireland to benefit from Changing Places toilet facilities
Minister of Finance in Northern Ireland Conor Murphy and Changing Places campaigners. Minister of Finance in Northern Ireland Conor Murphy has announced changes to building…
Theraposture to showcase unique cot bed services for healthcare professionals at Kidz Middle
Adjustable care cots and beds specialist Theraposture will be showcasing its future-proofed modular Mascot bed, new rapid delivery cot packages, and free bed move services…
Memory recollection AI project hopes to integrate into wider health, education, domestic and care settings
Researchers at the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) companion that will aid memory…
Digital user activity monitoring tech for health and social care professionals wins innovation award
Specialist social care technology company Just Checking has won the Midlands Innovation of the Year award at this year’s Midlands Business Awards for its activity…
OTs to view comfortable posture-correcting paediatric chairs and standing frame at Kidz Middle
At this year’s Kidz to Adultz Middle event, Baffin Technology Systems will be showcasing several examples from its portfolio of paediatric equipment to attending occupational…