Shielding guidelines in England to relax from July for over two million people
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the million people in England who are clinically extremely vulnerable and are shielding from the…
Thousands of lives to be saved in the UK with world-first coronavirus treatment
Announced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the UK Government has immediately authorised the NHS to use the world’s first coronavirus treatment…
APPGAT launches new commission into assistive tech and inclusive employment
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) has launched a new commission into assistive technology and transitions into employment, with a goal of ensuring…
Millions more PPE items to be delivered to key frontline healthcare staff
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that millions more visors, aprons and gowns will be delivered to frontline health and social…
2 billion more items of PPE to help health and social care sector meet demand in new Government deal
Credit: Simon Davis/DFID To help meet demands for personal protective equipment (PPE), the UK Government has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from…
Emergency funding boost allocated to enable SEND children to access equipment
An emergency £10 million of extra funding for Family Fund has been approved by the government to help thousands of special educational needs and disabled…
Councils look to government for clarity regarding relaxation of statutory duties for disabled children
The Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted that many local authorities are struggling to deliver support set out in SEND children's Education, Health and Care…
Eligibility of COVID-19 testing extended to everyone in care homes amid concerning death toll
Alongside all essential workers, eligibility for coronavirus testing has been extended to several new groups, including all staff and residents in care homes after concerning…
Assistive technologies services providers coming together during COVID-19 crisis
Leading outsourced providers of assistive technologies services are working collaboratively to ensure continuity of provision as the health and social care system works to cope…
Concerns over NHS advice to stop various assistive technologies services for children & adult services
Brian Donnelly, CEO of CECOPS, and Sarah Clayton, CEO of Simple Stuff Works, have warned of potential problems that could arise as a result of…