Disabled Children’s Partnership calls for Government to close funding gap for social care services for disabled children
Following Chancellor Philip Hammond’s recent Budget to Parliament, Stephen Kingdom, Campaign Manager for the Disabled Children’s Partnership, has responded, highlighting that it was a missed…
Enhanced dynamic paediatric seating system to be showcased at Kidz North
Helping disabled children with a range of conditions, Etac R82 will be unveiling its latest paediatric seating system, the x:panda Evolution, at Kidz to Adultz…
Vital emergency bed loan service for disabled children to be showcased at paediatric event
Theraposture has partnered with charity Newlife to provide healthcare professionals with free information about its Emergency Equipment Loan Service at Kidz to Adultz North. The…
Demand from carers leads to new awareness campaign of specialist car seating for disabled children
RiDC (The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers) and Driving Mobility have collaborated to launch an awareness campaign focusing on specialist car seats for disabled children,…
Mobility equipment providers criticised for not collecting loaned out wheelchairs and leaving disabled children stranded
Disabled children are unnecessarily going without vital equipment because local wheelchair providers lose track of the chairs they have loaned and do not pick them…
Charity’s partnership with industry giants makes gaming accessible at children’s hospital
The AbleGamers Foundation, a charity which aims to give people with disabilities the opportunity to game, has teamed up with numerous industry giants to donate…
The OT’s Perspective: How we can help enable children, young people and families
Stuart Barrow, Promoting Independence Paediatric occupational therapy is hugely important, and when OTs and manufacturers work from the same page, they can change lives, writes…
Rifton HTS offers improved hygiene for children
Clos-o-mat has developed a bespoke clip-on version of the innovative Rifton Hygiene & Toileting System (HTS), enabling the seat to be used with Clos-o-Mat’s Palma…
Disabled children deprived of their right to an education & community life
A review of the care of disabled children and young people with challenging behaviour and complex mental health needs is calling for urgent action. The review…