South Gloucestershire Council saved £2m through bespoke occupational therapy assistive tech service
A case study has highlighted that South Gloucestershire Council’s assistive technology (AT) service, led by occupational therapists and technicians, has successfully transformed adult social care.…
Council invests in bathing solution to help people return from hospital and remain at home
Cumberland Council has bought four WashPod temporary wetrooms for disabled people from Dignity Access, using funding awarded by the local Health & Wellbeing Board for…
HSCP receives recognition for the completion of its analogue to digital telecare transition project
The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government has awarded Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) the Platinum Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of…
Hospital charity donates transformative rehab equipment to help patients regain mobility after a stroke
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn (QEHKL) Charity has donated £23,000 worth of assistive technology equipment that will help patients at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)…
OT students gain understanding on how community services can be used in person-centred care
On 26 March, Medequip was invited to speak with occupational therapy students at Nottingham Trent University, sharing knowledge and expertise to support their journey into…
TEC Virtual House showcases a range of assistive tech for people with various health conditions
Herefordshire Council has launched an easy-to-use online service that showcases a range of solutions designed to help people live more independently and safely. The TEC…
Council hub awarded for using AI tech to support people to live independently at home for longer
St Helens Borough Council has received national recognition for its approach to technology-enabled care (TEC) that is supporting people to live independently in their own…
TEC partnership enables the choice of unobtrusive sensor-based tech to support individual needs
The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre has appointed Archangel, a cloud-based monitoring platform, as a development partner for a pioneering technology enabled care (TEC) project…
Scottish alarm monitoring partnership to use analytics to improve proactive care and responses
Scottish housing provider Bield Housing and Care has announced a new partnership with Chubb Fire and Security on the Shared Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) in Scotland, an innovative initiative…
Successful AI pilot at two councils reduces administrative work that OTs need to perform
Richmond upon Thames Council and Wandsworth Council have completed a breakthrough voice AI pilot that helped them to manage their occupational therapy waiting lists and…