Video: New wheelchair centre to boost NHS patient experience across Northumberland and North Tyneside
NHS patients across Northumberland and North Tyneside with long-term conditions or physical disabilities now have increased access to experts and specialist equipment with the opening…
Council trials care tech that helps residents return home from hospital three days faster
Camden Council, in partnership with Oysta, has successfully piloted an assistive technology device to allow residents to return from hospital three days faster, on average,…
Local authority suggests five percent council tax increase to meet major social care demand
Shropshire Council is setting out a plan that is set to bring its budget into balance and save the local authority £ million in 2023.…
Pioneering NHS virtual ward pilot in London provides support to vulnerable patients this winter
An innovative pilot project between Whittington Health NHS Trust, North Middlesex University Hospital, and digital healthcare technology provider Spirit Health will see patients remotely monitored…
Prescribers see how an outsourced provider delivers its community equipment service at open day
NRS Healthcare held an open day for prescribers across West Sussex, including West Sussex County Council, NHS organisations in West Sussex, and Littlehampton Town Mayor…
£250k accessibility innovation scheme to improve train travel for disabled and older people
Northern Trains is launching a £250,000 Northern Accessibility Innovation scheme to enhance accessibility and improve train travel for all by creating opportunities for disabled and…
Welsh council showcases emerging assistive tech to residents through smart flat
Earlier this month, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council in south-east Wales demonstrated a range of emerging assistive technologies to potential users, families, carers, and healthcare…
Clever adjustable bathroom and kitchen solutions chosen to feature in the National Robotarium
Bathroom by Pressalit at the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University Demonstrating how assistive technologies can transform lives, advanced solutions from manufacturer Pressalit have been chosen…
Telecare industry and NHS work together to design TEC urgent community response tool
The TEC Services Association (TSA) has helped design an innovative technology-enabled care (TEC) urgent community response tool that improves responsiveness to patient…
Council selects telecare provider to help migrate to digital tech
South Lanarkshire Council has recently awarded Careium its telecare equipment contract, as part of a project to migrate its community alarm clients to a digital…