PIP scheme means nearly one-quarter of Sunderland claimants lose out on disability benefits
23 percent of people in Sunderland, near Newcastle, receiving disability benefits have been declined of a Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which national disability charity Scope…
NHS spends over £14 million a year unnecessarily on walking aids, new investigation finds
From data obtained by the Press Association, new statistics show that hospitals spend millions every year replacing unreturned, unusable or missing crutches. Under the Freedom…
£5,000 donation for interactive table to help dementia patients in residential home
Credit: Healthcare Business The Royal Star & Garter Homes in Surbiton, London have received an omiVista Mobii interactive table from the Santander Foundation to help…
New social and commercial network to boost health innovation in Brighton
Professor Matteo Santin, Academic Lead for Healthy Futures University of Brighton researchers are collaborating with entrepreneurs and community groups to turn Brighton and Hove into…
Willow Burn Hospice receives new beds and surfaces to improve patient care
Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester, Durham, has selected Medstrom Healthcare to provide beds and surfaces for the new hospice wing in a move designed to…
New report explores older people’s experiences of housing adaptations
Funded by the Centre for Ageing Better, Housing LIN has produced a report which looks at different people’s experiences of home adaptations. Considering the perspectives…
Clinician becomes first female president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Professor Jackie Taylor has taken up her new role as President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow following her election by…
Blackwood House opens doors to independent living in the future
An innovative home, which is set to be the model of how Edinburgh aims to help transform the day-to-day lives of people with disabilities, is…
UK’s reliance on unpaid carers is unsustainable, new research warns
The Work Foundation, in its new report, is calling on the UK Government to urgently implement new carers’ employment rights and work with employers to…
New research reveals employees with early onset dementia are receiving a lack of support in the workplace and early dismissal
Employees with early onset dementia face a lack of support at work and early dismissal, with those working in low paid employment losing their jobs…