More than 178,000 people used their own money to buy social care in 2019-20
NHS Digital has published findings from the Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey for 2019-2020, which explores social care service users’ experiences and trends…
Airport accessibility soars with no UK airports ranking ‘poor’ for second year running
zoom in to see just how dirty the windows are. A new report from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has found that substantial progress has…
Study finds use of solid wheelchair backrest reduced patient posterior pelvic tilt by 9.16 degrees
A new study exploring two different types of wheelchair back supports and how they help people with spinal cord injuries has been published by Craig…
TEC provider sponsors important ADASS and TSA assistive tech commission
Steve Gates, Managing Director at Taking Care Taking Care has announced its sponsorship and involvement in the ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services)…
Remote COVID-19 patient monitoring trial to begin in 2021 to help reduce hospital admissions
SafeScan medical is comprised of two parts: the sensor unit and screen interface unit Iceni Labs, a company that develops ‘cutting-edge’ technology across a variety…
Researchers to assess effectiveness of new support resources for dementia carers
An online training and support resource developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for family and friends supporting people living with dementia is to be…
95% of disabled people think local authorities are not doing enough to tackle Blue Badge abuse
Disabled Motoring UK (DMUK) has published the results of its annual Baywatch Campaign, which sheds light on disabled parking abuse in the UK. According to…
Negative attitudes towards older people perpetuate damaging views of later life, report finds
Language used across society to describe ageing and older people, including narratives around elderly people being a ‘burden’ on health and social care, risks ‘damaging…
ADASS calls on government to increase funding to make effective post-discharge care a reality
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has welcomed the British Red Cross and Healthwatch England report on hospital discharges, but is calling…
Patients left with unmet care needs under ‘discharge to assess’ model, report finds
Healthwatch England and the British Red Cross have jointly published a new report, which unveils that significant numbers of people are not receiving follow-up support…