Remote ultrasound tech to help ease pressure off emergency departments and improve patients’ experiences
A collaboration between University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), BT and WM5G has demonstrated how a remote-controlled ultrasound scan over a public 5G network…
Online signposting service for people with dementia launched to find useful apps to manage the condition
A new digital service, informing people with dementia and their carers about relevant apps to help manage the disease, has been launched by the Health…
NHS Long Term Plan will be hindered without additional Government funding, health charity warns
Analysis from independent health charity Health Foundation and a separate survey of front-line health leaders from the NHS Confederation have said that the NHS Long…
Council launches new seamless service to provide better support for people with learning disabilities
Image: Flintshire Council Flintshire Council, based in Wales, has announced a new service for people with learning disabilities called North Wales Together, which aims to…
Multi-million-pound fund revealed to develop crucial support for unpaid carers
A new £5 million fund has been announced today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to invest in new projects to improve…
Health and Social Care Secretary pledges £3.5 billion cash boost into “unsustainable” social care system
In his bid to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, Matt Hancock MP has promised a £ billion cash injection into the UK’s “collapsed” social…
Personal Health Budget roll out sees over 50,000 people take control of their own care
The NHS has announced that more than 50,000 people have taken charge of their own care after being handed control of how their NHS funding…
£2 million cash injection to improve Changing Places facilities provision across the NHS
A KingKraft Changing Places facility In a new Government announcement, from 1st of June 2019, NHS Trusts in England can apply for funding to install…
Innovative monitors to transform clinical workflow and enhance patient outcomes across the NHS
Diagnostic device specialist Hill-Rom has launched the Welch-Allyn Connex range of monitors to help caregivers detect the early signs of patient deterioration and provide a…
Accessible community garden near Liverpool to make activities inclusive for all
St Helens Council has unveiled a new project to set up a community allotment at Cabbage Hall Allotments, near Liverpool, for elderly and disabled people.…