Professionals to provide adaptive tech for people with health conditions via new WorkWell pilots
A new work and health support service will be rolled out across 15 areas of England, as part of the UK Government’s plan to help…
2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework: Details for the assistive tech sector
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) and the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) have published a new policy paper that…
Government invests more than £3m to transform tech in adult social care
Helen Whately, Minister for Social Care The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that people who receive care will benefit from new…
Additional £102m DFG funding will be distributed from spring 2023
Helen Whately, Minister for Social Care The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has revealed that, from spring 2023, it will be investing an…
Medical Technology Strategy: Key takeaways for the assistive technology sector
On 3 February 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its first-ever medical technology strategy. Entitled ‘Medical Technology Strategy’, the medical technology…
£200m funding to help NHS buy thousands of extra beds to speed up hospital discharges
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has revealed up to £250 million funding that is set to help speed up hospital discharges. Backed…
Independent review of ICSs launched by government
The UK Government is looking to improve health outcomes across England with the announcement of a new independent review of integrated care systems (ICSs). According…
Government shares details of how £500m discharge fund will be distributed
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay | Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has shared details of how the…
£500m Adult Social Care Discharge Fund created as part of sector’s winter plans
Health and Social Care Secretary Thérèse Coffey In her first major intervention in her new role, Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister…
Councils urged to share feedback on distribution of funding to support adult social care charging reform
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking views from professionals on the distribution of funding to support the reform of the adult…