Spring Budget 2024: Key points at a glance for the assistive tech sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt Yesterday (6 March 2024), Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the Spring Budget 2024, which sets out the…
£1m funding from NHS England to improve wireless innovations across seven trusts
Trials of new wireless technologies, including assistive technologies, to help improve patient care and strengthen connectivity in A&Es and ambulance bays are set to launch…
NHS leaders in England warn the Prime Minister’s pledge to reduce waiting lists will be missed
NHS leaders in England are facing tough choices on which services to cut unless extra funding is provided by the UK Government to cover the…
£30m to be invested in innovative medtech in England for the NHS
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has unveiled £30 million government funding in innovative medical technology…
Multi-million-pound funding in Wales to increase AHPs and access to community-based care
Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan has unveiled £5 million to increase the number of allied health professionals (AHPs) and increase…
£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…
AUTUMN STATEMENT 2022: Health and social care leaders react to government’s funding plans
Following last week’s Autumn Statement 2022 announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt about the UK Government’s tax and spending plans for the year…
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…
AUTUMN STATEMENT 2022: Key points at a glance for assistive tech professionals
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt | Credit: Wikimedia Commons Yesterday (17 November 2022), Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt presented his Autumn Statement to…
The role tech will play in NHS’ COVID-19 elective care backlog recovery plan
A new plan to address backlogs built up during the COVID pandemic and tackle long waits for care has been published by the UK Government…