Leckey issues safety notice to carers and healthcare professionals following reports of broken latches on Floorsitters
Leckey, a supplier of specialist paediatric products, has issued an urgent field safety notice for its height-adjustable Firefly Floorsitters supplied before 31st January 2018. Issued…
National agency says home care could be the answer to the adult and elderly care sector “crisis”
People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing taxpayers nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance…
Respected international therapist to present latest patient mobilisation techniques to healthcare professionals at NBE 2019
Based in Sweden, highly experienced Etac Occupational Therapist (OT) Kristin Törnkvist will illustrate the latest patient mobilisation solutions at the National Back Exchange (NBE). NBE…
Innovative app launched to help care providers self-monitor CCTV footage
Specialist care company Care Protect has expanded its services with a new smartphone app which aims to give care providers an additional platform to self-monitor…
RCOT partners with coveted care awards to celebrate the best in adult social care
Helping recognise the very best in adult social care providers and individual employers, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has announced a partnership with…
Online signposting service for people with dementia launched to find useful apps to manage the condition
A new digital service, informing people with dementia and their carers about relevant apps to help manage the disease, has been launched by the Health…
Local council holds special event to show support for unpaid carers during Carers Week
Showing its support for Carers Week from the 10th-16th of June, Norfolk County Council is hosting a dedicated event to recognise and celebrate the thousands…
Multi-million-pound fund revealed to develop crucial support for unpaid carers
A new £5 million fund has been announced today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to invest in new projects to improve…
Carers praise effectiveness of lifting equipment through successful Wales Care Home Project
A partnership between Mangar Health and the Wales Care Home Project to help safeguard the lives of care home residents has seen an 80 percent…
New app launched to provide carers with interactive post-falls assessment tool
A free interactive post-falls assessment tool, devised by the West Midlands Ambulance Service, has officially launched and is now available to download on both iOS…