£1.3m investment will ensure council residents can access digital telecare services
Kirklees Council has approved £ million funding to buy digital carephone devices for 3,500 residents ahead of the analogue switch-off in 2025. The funding is…
Integrated care partnership opens new wheelchair and specialist seating service centre
Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) has opened a new purpose-built wheelchair service facility to help deliver excellent services to patients situated within the East…
EXCLUSIVE: New specialist wheelchair service offers free assessments and significantly reduces waiting times
Healthcare Pro has launched its new Specialist Wheelchair Service, which offers extensive, free in-home consultations to self-funders and Personal Wheelchair Budget (PWB) clients that are…
Another outsourced equipment service provider donates essential items to Ukraine
Cefndy-Medequip, the community equipment service (CES) provider for Gwent in southeast Wales, has helped with a local initiative to donate essential items to Ukraine, like…
Local authority introduces new digital telecare service ahead of 2025 analogue switch-off
Around 1,100 adults are set to benefit from a new telecare and home safety service introduced by Portsmouth City Council, which has gone live with…
Free guide for TEC sector details clear steps on engaging staff with new digital telecare services
Technology-enabled care (TEC) specialist Appello has published a free guide for organisations and housing providers planning a move to digital telecare, which highlights the importance…
Medequip teams up with Age UK Wirral to encourage community equipment returns
Outsourced assistive technology provider Medequip has formed a new partnership with Age UK Wirral, a local independent charity that offers a wide variety of services…
Prescribers gain invaluable insights into NRS Healthcare’s equipment collection and cleaning processes
Three NRS Healthcare depots have opened their doors to partner health and social care professionals to get to know them better and give them an…
Outsourced provider wins CES contract to ensure residents get vital assistive tech
A major outsourced provider of community equipment to the NHS and local authorities, Medequip has announced that it will be the new provider of the…
Council’s low-cost remote care services recognised as ‘highest standard’
An audit of Gateshead Council's remote care service has found it to be of the ‘highest standard’, enabling service users to live independently. Gateshead Care…