Report urges action to ensure disabled people benefit from automated transport
New research from the Transport Research Foundation (the parent company to TRL) and the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) has raised concerns that disabled people could be left…
Monthly report provides insightful data on telecare first-time call failures
Appello, a UK telecare monitoring centre, has announced the launch of a monthly report revealing exclusive data on first-time call failures (FTCFs) in telecare across…
Community-based improvements including adapting homes deliver the highest return on investment
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley Better targeting of existing money spent on prevention could deliver an extra £11 billion annual return…
24 percent of people working in care left their jobs in 2023/24
International recruitment drove improvements in the adult social care workforce in the year to March 2024, but the sector faces ongoing domestic recruitment and retention…
Report reveals more than one in four older people have some unmet need for social care
A new report by Age UK finds older people are often struggling due to insufficient access to high-quality NHS treatment, as well as social care,…
Assistive pen which can read Braille could improve literacy among visually impaired people
A sensory pen which can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol. The handheld assistive device, which…
Removing serious fall hazards from older people’s homes would save NHS £330m a year
New analysis from Building Research Establishment (BRE) for the Centre for Ageing Better shows that removing the most serious fall hazards in homes lived in…
Cost to adapt a home could cost almost £27k, new price comparison shows
Cost comparisons by Habinteg Housing Association of grab rail, stairlift, and wetroom adaptations show that people living in an M4(1) visitable dwelling who may need…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Lord Darzi’s NHS report
On 12 September 2024, Lord Darzi published an important report exploring the current performance of the NHS across England and the challenges facing the healthcare…
The NHS is in “serious trouble”, independent report warns
Lord Darzi Lord Darzi’s independent report on the state of the NHS in England has just been published. Entitled ‘Independent Investigation of the National Health…