No airports given ‘poor’ rating for accessibility says latest annual report
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), the UK’s aerospace regulator, has published its annual report on airport accessibility, which ranks every airport in the…
Report concludes that bolstering digital tech can reduce how many people need to access hospitals
Focusing on digital technology can be a key enabler to help deliver the unrealised ambition of moving care closer to home and help the new…
30 percent of the public think a disadvantage of AI will be that health care staff may miss errors
More than three quarters of NHS staff support the use of AI to help with patient care, with more than four-fifths also in favour…
Strategy findings reveal the adult social care workforce vacancy rate has reduced by 8.3 percent
The launch of a new Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England is being hailed as a turning point for care, as new data…
Analysis finds half of households in England with a person aged 55 need home adaptation
New analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals a quarter of a million more people could now be living in accessible and adaptable homes…
ICS report calls for councils and health services work together to look at how needs can be met
Integrated care systems are not doing enough to put the vulnerable people they support at the heart of what they do, according to a new…
Hearing training app now free for users to help contribute to major research project
Amanda Philpott and Andy Shanks, the co-founders of eargym Digital hearing health company eargym has launched a new research project to investigate the effectiveness of hearing…
New research into social care for disabled people recommends further funding for local councils
New research into social care for disabled people shows how transformative social care can be for those receiving it, but it also demonstrates the…
72 percent of councils in England overspent on their adult social care budgets in 2023/24, survey finds
People are needing more complex care and support due to illness and disability, but local councils are struggling financially to meet people’s higher-level needs, says…
Video: MIT’s pioneering prosthetic and surgical procedure help amputees walk more naturally compared to traditional amputation methods
Researchers from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have created an innovative prosthesis driven by the nervous system to help amputees…