Provision of services for children with disabilities is forecast to reach £5bn by 2025/26
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Local Government Association (LGA) says the UK Government needs to take immediate steps…
Council’s assistive tech service enters consultation
Service users are being asked to have their say on the future of Tendring District Council’s Careline Service as part of a public consultation. The…
Open days to inform HCPs and service users about new NHS Kent and Medway wheelchair service
NHS Kent and Medway have awarded a new contract to Ross Care to provide NHS wheelchairs following a thorough procurement process. The service was previously…
New hub in Belfast to provide specialist support to help people with complex disabilities to socialise
Disability charity Sense will open a major new centre in Belfast next year, offering specialist support and services to people with complex disabilities and their…
The Royal Borough of Greenwich calls for residents to help design its future assistive tech service
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is asking residents to use their experience and expertise as part of a project to embed new assistive technology into…
EXCLUSIVE: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NHS orthotic services
Staffordshire University's Nicola Eddison, Aoife Healy, and Nachiappan Chockalingam explore the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on NHS orthotic services, and whether NHS orthotic…
42 ICSs came into effect on 1 July 2022 deadline to deliver more person-centred care
A total of 42 statutory integrated care systems (ICS) came into effect on 1 July 2022 to better join up the health and social care…
Another CCG prepares for integrated care shake-up ahead of 1 July
Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is preparing for major changes to local commissioning and services ahead of 1 July 2022, when each part…
Major commissioning changes set to take place in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent next month
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System (ICS) is preparing for major commissioning changes on 1 July 2022, which will include changes to assistive technology services.…
WHO research suggests gaps in assistive tech service delivery globally during COVID pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a study that explores people’s access to assistive technology around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. With the…