Wheelchair accessible vehicle supplier to highlight the capabilities of people with disabilities
Allied Mobility, a supplier of wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs), has announced its support for Geraint Williams, an inspirational Welsh athlete with the rare nerve condition…
Additional £500 million added to the Social Care Grant to bolster social care budgets
Councils across England will receive a £600 million support package, in addition to funding outlined at the provisional settlement, to help them deliver key services.…
Emergency funding boost allocated to enable SEND children to access equipment
An emergency £10 million of extra funding for Family Fund has been approved by the government to help thousands of special educational needs and disabled…
Therapy centre that uses horses to help people recover in the running to secure £50k in funding
The Spirit and Soul Equine Assisted Activity Centre, which helps cancer patients and women with complex needs recover through the use of horses, is among…
Local council allocated millions to help ease NHS pressures during winter
Nottinghamshire County Council will receive £ million from the Department of Health and Social Care to help ease pressures on adult social care over winter.…
Government allocates £240 million to councils to help NHS over winter
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a £240 million investment into adult social care during winter, aiming to help local authorities ease…
Millions to be invested in advanced ambulances in preparation for winter
The Government has announced that £ million is to be invested into 256 state-of-the-art ambulances as the Health Service prepares for another tough winter. Following…
Councils respond to £2 billion social care funding spending rules
Cllr Linda Thomas, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to the Government framework published on the 31st March 2017,…
‘Life’s a beach’ campaign provides beach access for all
Bridge & Lindsey is supplying MobiMat flexible access matting and MobiChair beach wheelchairs to the blue-flag beach at Sandbanks, Poole. According to the company, initial…
Patient fitted with world’s most technologically advanced prosthetic leg
"Rehabilitation is a long and painful process, both psychologically and physically." Alan Denver, of Glenavy, Northern Ireland, has become the first patient to be fitted…