NHS and local authority providers team up in the southwest to use TEC to shorten hospital stays
In a bid to help prevent hospital admissions and shorten hospital stays, NHS organisations and local authority providers are working together in South West England…
Game-changing wheelchair-accessible vehicle rental service at all major UK airports
Open Road Access has launched a “revolutionary” wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) rental service from all major UK airports. It means that wheelchair users can now travel…
Home care service provider integrates assistive tech to provide preventative outcome-based care to clients
Premier Community, a provider of home care services across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, has announced the integration of Access Technology Enabled Care (TEC) into its community…
Telecare provider awarded for health and social care delivery across west Wales
Delta Wellbeing has been awarded the Social Care Innovation through Collaboration Award at the MediWales Innovation Awards 2024. The award recognises the company’s ground-breaking CONNECT…
New Assistive Technology Suites in Kent aim to equip health and care professionals with important skills
The East Kent College (EKC) Group has officially launched its innovative Assistive Technology Suites, with a goal of equipping health and social care professionals, along…
Brighton & Hove City Council’s Housing Adaptations Service shortlisted for coveted award
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley Brighton & Hove City Council’s Housing Adaptations Service has been nominated and shortlisted for Achievement of…
Local authority in Wales successfully completes digital telecare switchover
Bridgend County Borough Council says it has become the first authority in Wales to successfully complete a digital switchover of its emergency telecare alarm calls…
Charity will deliver assistive tech packages and grants to children’s palliative care services backed by £1.6m
Lifelites, a charity that provides assistive and sensory technology to children’s hospices in the UK and Ireland, is marking its 25th anniversary by launching a…
Telecare provider awarded for its commitment to person-centred care and service excellence
Delta Wellbeing has won two awards and a highly commended award in the Wales region of the Great British Care Awards, which highlights its commitment…
NHS trust trials environmental controls to give patients more independence and alleviate pressure on staff
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is trialling new assistive technologies, such as personalised and voice-activated environmental room controls, for patients. The trust is piloting…