Health and social care workers in England must have both COVID-19 vaccines by April 2022 in order to be deployed
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid Following a six-week consultation by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the UK Government has announced…
Opportunity for young wheelchair users to get discounted postural management seating system
Aergo, which specialises in postural management seating solutions, is alerting occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) who work with children with postural seating needs about…
Partnership to deliver next-generation preventative telecare services to council’s residents
An innovative new council programme will see upwards of £ million invested to transform telecare services for thousands of residents in Wirral over the next…
BHTA to highlight importance of working with its code-accredited members to OTs at upcoming show
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) will be highlighting the importance of consumer protection, and working with its code-accredited members, to occupational therapists (OTs) at…
Case study: 93-year-old Margaret’s ‘magic carpet’ mobility scooter boosts her zest for life
Margaret Simpson, 93, from Peebles in the Scottish Borders, is enjoying a new ‘zest for life’, thanks to a TGA mobility scooter. Margaret is a…
Study indicates 80 percent of participants with Parkinson’s would benefit from using a rollator
Mobility equipment manufacturer Rollz International has revealed the results of a recent study, showing that auditory, visual and tactile cues can help break the freeze…
Patients at NHS Trust set to benefit from new speech and language equipment and rehab tech
Patients at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) are set to benefit from a range of new assistive technologies. The new kit…
Case study: Moon Hall transforms SEND learning with assistive reading device
Moon Hall, a specialist dyslexic school for children aged 7-16 in Reigate, Surrey has transformed its teaching with the OrCam Read, the first-of-its-kind handheld assistive…
Annual medical conference returns with a focus on a multi-disciplinary approach to hypermobility
Helen McCormack, Senior Orthotist at Peacocks Medical Group Newcastle-based Peacocks Medical Group has announced its annual FORTH conference will be returning in January 2022, which…
Scottish Government commits £10m to prevent delayed discharges for patients
The Scottish Government is investing an additional £10 million to help patients avoid a hospital stay wherever possible and to prevent delayed discharge for inpatients.…