Guest article: The socio-economic benefits of assistive technology and why we must invest
Gavin Bashar UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare The coronavirus pandemic has had an everlasting impact on health and social care services, accelerating a technological…
43 percent of people say ageing population is a major social issue, research shows
Skills shortages, an ageing population and investment in new tech - these are the key issues that the UK's public sector will need to address…
Research shows over two-thirds of people in England ready to help improve health and social care post-COVID-19
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthwatch England have launched a new campaign, which calls on people who access health and social care services to…
New government app designed to support England’s social care workers launched
A new dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care to support…
Assistive tech firm selected to develop innovation to support the elderly & vulnerable during pandemic
Telecare specialist Alcuris has been successful in their Techforce19 competition submission and will now progress to the next stage in the hope of achieving a…
Community equipment providers urge public to return items to aid in national COVID-19 effort
A leading group of Community Equipment Services providers have appealed to people with unneeded equipment to arrange collection in a bid to help support the…
“Key workers” across health and social care outlined as schools close
Following the announcement that schools across the UK will close this afternoon but that children of “key workers” and vulnerable children will still attend school,…
New review provides insights into how health and social care services can best meet the needs of people with learning disabilities
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has launched a new review – ‘Better Health and Care for All’ – which explores health and social…
Innovative social care organisations sought to host graduates on programme to drive improvements and change
Skills for Care is looking for innovative social care organisations to host ambitious graduates on a one-year programme designed to develop future leaders in health…
New telecare service set to focus on preventative methods to reduce carer anxiety and ease pressure off health and social care
Alcuris and Radius Connect24 have signed a partnership agreement at the International Technology Enabled Care Conference in Birmingham to provide a telecare service to help…