Wheelchair services providers join together to ease pressure off NHS and support users’ needs
The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has brought together some of the UK’s major wheelchair service providers to ensure that, while the NHS is under…
Two more crucial NHS Nightingale Hospitals open to fight against pandemic
Following the announcement that a new NHS Nightingale Hospital would open in East London, initially with up to 500 beds equipped with ventilators and oxygen,…
OTAC postpones three events amid coronavirus crisis but creates new online OT community
The Occupational Therapy Adaptations Conference (OTAC) has postponed three of its events in response to the COVID-19 outbreak but has introduced new online channels for…
Allied Health Professions Federation calls for crucial PPE for AHPs and social care staff
Steve Jamieson, Chair of the Allied Health Professions Federation (AHPF), has written a letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care requesting…
NHS and social care staff allowed free car parking during pandemic
Matt Hancock MP is giving immediate financial backing for all NHS Trusts to provide free car parking to NHS staff for the duration of coronavirus.…
Kidz to Adultz South postponed until September 2020
As the coronavirus situation continues to escalate in the UK with tighter restrictions being imposed on residents to reduce the risk of spreading the virus,…
New NHS nightingale hospital opens in London to fight coronavirus
Revealed by NHS England, a new hospital has been opened to provide support for thousands more patients with coronavirus and will be ready for use…
COVID-19 pandemic requires AHPs to be flexible, new letter from HCPC and Chief AHP Officers says
Allied health professionals (AHPs) across the UK have received a letter detailing why they need to vary their practices, work outside of their usual environment…
Free electronic patient record software to be offered to healthcare organisations worldwide in response to Coronavirus pandemic
PatientSource has announced that it will be offering an adapted version of its Electronic Patient Record (EPR) software to healthcare organisations across the globe, free…
New £20 million coronavirus research investment to develop crucial vaccine trials
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has announced that six essential coronavirus research projects, including two focused on vaccination trials, will be the first to benefit from…