Online troubleshooter fixes stairlift faults remotely and avoids engineer call-outs
Handicare Accessibility has launched a new online troubleshooter to help stairlift users fix faults without the need for an engineer call-out. The new TechTool website…
Important self-assessment portal for home adaptations launches to cut lengthy waiting times
The national body for home improvement agencies (HIAs) in England, Foundations, has announced that its new AdaptMyHome online self-assessment portal is now live and ready…
EXCLUSIVE: Outsourced CES provider partners with Dutch medical equipment firm for future service enhancement opportunities
Medequip, one of the UK’s largest outsourced community equipment services (CES) providers, is joining forces with Dutch medical equipment company Medux to strengthen the firms'…
£710k funding awarded to housing charity to facilitate crucial adaptations in Scotland
Vital adaptations to help people with disabilities live independently in their own homes are to be undertaken at around 200 properties across Scotland after independent…
New training pilot to encourage use of assistive tech in mainstream schools
nasen – the National Association for Special Educational Needs (SEND) – has joined forces with assistive technology provider Microlink and the Department for Education (DfE)…
Medequip wins integrated community equipment services contract in London
Community equipment specialist Medequip has been awarded the BHR ICES (integrated community equipment service) contract, comprising of the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering…
Deal will see equipment specialist supply and install 353 ceiling track hoists at new hospital
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has partnered with Innova Care Concepts for the supply and installation of 353 ceiling track hoists in its new-build…
New assistive tech transforms life-limited children’s lives at Devonshire hospice
Thanks to support from the Freemasons of Devonshire, children’s charity Lifelites has donated a brand-new bespoke package of life-changing assistive technology worth tens of thousands…
NHS trust asks residents to return unwanted walking aids to local hospital
Wye Valley NHS Trust is urging residents to check their own homes and their family members’ homes for NHS walking aids, such as crutches, Zimmer…
Interactive website allows hearing aid users to find venues offering assistive listening tech
Hearing aid users can ‘locate a loop’ on a new interactive map that details venues offering assistive listening technology. Let’s Hear is a website that…