Scottish Government offers major funding opportunity to telecare service providers
Telecare service providers across health and social care, local authorities, housing associations and housing cooperatives…
VIDEO: Partnership creates UK’s first smart village with range of assistive tech solutions
Commsworld has partnered with retailTRUST, a trade charity for the retail sector and leading UK…
£5.5m funding boost for smart home monitoring tech as sector continues to expand
The University of Glasgow has received £ in new funding from the UK Government for…
Voice-activated assistive tech to improve accessibility for users with sight loss
RealSAM In Your Pocket is a new, first-of-its-kind fully voice-activated smartphone, media player and personal…
Assistive tech field becoming increasingly mainstream with new master’s degree
Highlighting the expanding field of assistive technology, the University of Dundee has developed a new…
Councils in England face funding shortfall of approx. £2bn in 2020-21, report suggests
A new report from the lnstitute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has explored how the coronavirus…
Reintroduction of NHS CHC to address backlog of referrals and assessments
The NHS has published new guidance on how CCGs will restart NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS…
NHS publishes new guidance to help hospitals safely discharge patients as services start up again
Following the new £588 million fund, provided by the UK Government, to facilitate speedy hospital…
£588m government fund to help elderly and disabled people return home from hospital
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a new £588 million fund…
Stairlifts London Company UK launches new accessible and mobile-friendly website
Offering a range of straight, curved and reconditioned stairlifts to customers in London, Stairlifts London…