NHS Trust partners with software firm to invigorate the deployment of its clinical workforce
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has revealed plans to roll out a new rostering system from British software company Allocate, which will save approximately 600 hours…
73 railway stations set to receive £300 million funding boost to make platforms accessible for all
Liverpool Central Station Revealed by the Department for Transport and Nusrat Ghani MP, 73 selected stations across the UK are set to benefit from a…
Proposed £25 million care village aims to cater for all elderly residents’ needs
Credit: Westerfield Care A multi-million-pound care village for elderly and disabled residents in Ipswich, Suffolk, could transform how residents are cared for by building a…
Local carers and patients asked to share views on CCG’s proposed wheelchair and orthotics services changes
Patients and carers in the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven areas, which are in West Yorkshire, are being asked to give feedback on proposed changes to…
Major airline backs disabled entrepreneur invention to make aviation accessible for all
Twenty-five-year-old entrepreneur Josh Wintersgill, the founder of AbleMove, has unveiled a radical invention to help disabled people transfer safely to airline seats, only three months…
Charity’s annual conference discusses the benefits of assistive tech for children in hospices
Children’s hospice staff from across the country have been given invaluable tips and training by assistive technology charity Lifelites at its biggest ever annual conference.…
Failures in care home staff training lead to pensioner’s death who choked on a sandwich
Credit: Stamford Mercury A three-day inquest at the Cathedral Centre in Lincoln has found that a string of “inadequacies” at a Lincolnshire-based care home led…
The Royal Star & Garter Homes names floors after local heroes with new multi-million-pound care home opening
The four heroes The names of military heroes set to be immortalised at The Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, have been…
£9 million awarded to pioneering digital health technologies
Innovative digital technology projects set to tackle key challenges in healthcare have received a £9 million funding boost through the UK Government’s Digital Health Technology…
“Breakthrough” collaboration launched to safeguard the lives of care home residents
An initiative to safeguard the lives of care home residents and reduce the impact on ambulance services, particularly during periods of winter pressure, has received…