Aviation Accessibility Panel to improve the experience of airline passengers who use mobility aids
Aviation Services UK (ASUK), which represents the airport ground services industry in the UK, has partnered with the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) and Sunrise…
MHRA will consult later this year on the indefinite recognition of CE-marked medical devices
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced important new steps to secure access for patients to the latest medical technologies available in…
Popular Trusted Assessor course for retailers of daily living equipment now available online
Trusted Assessing and Care Training (TACT) has announced that its accredited Trusted Assessor course for retailers will be available online from autumn 2025 through a series…
REACTION: Sector responds to the NHS 10-year health plan
Prominent figures from leading health and social care organisations have responded to the recently published NHS 10-year health plan, which details the government’s priorities and…
Defective goods made up 69 percent of complaints about assistive tech to Citizens Advice last year
New research from Citizens Advice reveals that someone makes a complaint every hour about assistive technology, with the majority of complaints being about defective goods.…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to the Spending Review 2025
Health and social care organisations have welcomed the funding for the NHS announced in the Spending Review but are awaiting more details about the forthcoming…
BHTA FOI sheds light on NHS Supply Chain’s price increase requests from suppliers
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has acquired important information from NHS Supply Chain through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to Supply Chain…
REACTION: “Deeply disappointing” that social care was absent from the Spring Statement, sector responds
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves The health and social care sector has reacted to the Spring Statement 2025, which has been dubbed as “worrying”…
REACTION: Leading healthcare organisations share their thoughts on the abolishment of NHS England
On 13 March, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England (NHSE) will be abolished. Leading healthcare organisations, the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), the…
REACTION: Health, care, and assistive tech sector weighs in on government’s social care reform proposals
The UK Government recently announced its proposals for social care reform. These plans include an independent commission into adult social care, the intention for a…