Emergency lifting chairs set to help residents in retirement villages get back on their feet
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has recently invested in some Raizer emergency lifting chairs to help residents get back on their feet across 21 retirement villages.…
DWP figures reveal a large increase in the number of PIP clearances
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed the latest Personal Independent Payment (PIP) statistics for up to the end of October 2018. PIP…
Healthcare innovation celebrated at GIANT Health Event with Beanstalks competition
Five innovative start-ups have been celebrated in the international competition Beanstalks, which took place at the GIANT Health Event at the Chelsea Football Club in…
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…
Theraposture appoints new Trusted Assessor for the North to assist with clients’ needs
Craig Ward, Therapsoture Trusted Assessor for Northern England, North Wales and Scotland Theraposture, a specialist in adjustable beds, chairs and care cots, has appointed Craig…
NHS services in England to receive almost £1 billion boost to improve access to care
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that 75 NHS projects will receive money to upgrade facilities and treat more patients, including new…
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…