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…
Assistive tech provider urges walking aid returns during National Recycle Week 2022
Outsourced community equipment service (CES) provider Medequip is encouraging the return of vital walking aids, such as walking sticks, frames, rollators, and crutches, which can…
Home care provider partners with assistive tech platform to deliver person-centred care efficiently
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley Private home care provider Home Instead has partnered with Birdie, a home assistive technology platform, to…
Hertfordshire wheelchair service providers work together to provide seamless transition
People who have a wheelchair provided by the NHS in Hertfordshire are now receiving their equipment and service from major UK outsourced wheelchair services provider…
ICB reverses “unfair” hearing aid restrictions so anyone with hearing loss can get them
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) has reversed a “controversial” decision that meant residents with mild hearing loss were unable to access hearing aids.…
Assistive tech supplier joins Scottish digital telecare security assessed suppliers list
The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government has announced that assistive technology solutions from Tunstall Healthcare have been added to the Digital Telecare Security Assessment…
Video: Pneumatic assistive tech device could help people with reduced mobility
Mechanical engineers at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering in the US have built an assistive “handy extra limb” able to grasp objects…
Hospital installs Changing Places toilet to meet the needs of people with complex care needs
A new, fully accessible Changing Places toilet has been installed at Harefield Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon for patients, visitors, and staff. The…