Almost one billion people in need of assistive tech globally denied access, WHO and UNICEF reveal
An important report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has unveiled a stark disparity between the number of…
Charity raises awareness of “life-changing” assistive tech for children in hospices
Assistive technology charity Lifelites moves Freemasons from across the country to help bring the outside world in for life-limited children in their area. The charity…
£225k funding for ‘cutting-edge’ assistive rehab equipment at specialist NHS hospital
NHS Commissioners for Spinal Injuries has funded £225,000 worth of “state-of-the-art” rehabilitation equipment for Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic…
Case study: Retired wheelchair shot putter regains zest for life thanks to assistance dog and ‘super’ powerchair
Retired Team GB Sportsman and Wheelchair Product Specialist Simon Cook, 59 from Bicester, has discovered a new level of independence through the support of Axel…
£10m for Welsh councils to purchase assistive equipment to speed up hospital discharges
Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan To help the NHS recover from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, alleviate waiting times and reduce winter pressures,…
Deal will see equipment specialist supply and install 353 ceiling track hoists at new hospital
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has partnered with Innova Care Concepts for the supply and installation of 353 ceiling track hoists in its new-build…
CPD webinars for OTs to learn about health and socio-economic factors around provision of adjustable cots and beds
Shaun Masters, OT, presenting one of his popular CPD webinars Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist and Equipment Specialist at Theraposture, will be hosting a series of…
New fully adjustable bariatric rise and recline chair thought to be a world-first
Following the success of its Lento rise and recline chair, Yorkshire Care Equipment has launched a new bariatric version of the chair to cater to…
Patients at NHS Trust set to benefit from new speech and language equipment and rehab tech
Patients at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) are set to benefit from a range of new assistive technologies. The new kit…
Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership asks residents to return unused assistive equipment
Local residents are being asked to return medical equipment they have been given by the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership (DHSCP) that they no…