RCOT urges Welsh Government to prioritise occupational therapy as part of COVID recovery
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has published its manifesto for the Senedd Election in 2021, calling for occupational therapy to be at the…
CASE STUDY: Partnership creates enabling home adaptations with discrete ceiling track hoist systems
Reval, which specialises in assistive bathing solutions, has been working with occupational therapists (OTs) to provide assistive technology products to create safe and accessible home…
Council set to bring DFG scheme fully in-house to oversee applications from start to finish
South Wales-based Bridgend County Borough Council is set to bring its Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) scheme fully in-house to speed up the process for disabled…
More than 178,000 people used their own money to buy social care in 2019-20
NHS Digital has published findings from the Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey for 2019-2020, which explores social care service users’ experiences and trends…
National Healthy Housing Awards 2020 winners revealed
The team at Middlesbrough Staying Put Agency Councils, charities and inspirational frontline staff have been commended for their excellent work in supporting people to live…
Spending Review 2020 outlines 13.5% rise in DFG spending to £573mil
On 25 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his Spending Review 2020 to Parliament, which sets out how much the UK Government will…
DLF and Promoting Independence launch winter webinars on major housing adaptations
Ropox accessible kitchen The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) is working with specialist events company Promoting Independence to deliver a series of four one-hour webinars focussing…
£430k funding boost for housing adaptations to improve lives of vulnerable people
Fanchea Kelly, Chief Executive at Blackwood A pioneering housing provider has been awarded funding that will enable it to adapt homes and directly improve the…
Stairclimber specialist welcomes £588m discharge fund but says assistive tech is more cost-effective
Following the announcement from the UK Government of a new £588 million fund to support rapid hospital discharges, stairlift specialist AAT GB’s director Peter Wingrave…
LGA urges HCPs to overcome fears of weight-related stigmas to tackle obesity and rising council care costs
The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a new report, which urges healthcare professionals to overcome fears of weight-related stigmas in order to tackle obesity,…