Rollout of personal health budgets tops 50,000 people as NHS accelerates scheme
Figures released by NHS England and Improvement have confirmed that 54,143 people are now in…
Big opportunity for Changing Places suppliers as new funding opens for NHS England hospitals
A Closomat Changing Places installation Up to £2million of capital funding is now available for…
New legislation to alter NHS short-term wheelchair provision policy in Scotland
A new bill calling for the NHS to provide wheelchairs to people in Scotland with…
CCG seeks feedback for proposed referral criteria to improve wheelchair and orthotics services
NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is asking local patients and carers…
NHS Trusts hold ‘meet the buyer’ event to encourage more suppliers to put in for tenders
Hosted by AGH Solutions, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust…
Equipment amnesty launched at Yorkshire hospital to retrieve lost and unwanted mobility equipment
Credit: Ilkley Gazette Volunteers and staff at the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in West Yorkshire…
Engaging interactive simulation puts users in the shoes of an A&E staff member for a day
In the mobility and independent living industry, the need to ensure patients are moved out…
Councils say that buying new mobility aids can be more “financially viable” than recycling and reissuing equipment
Nikki Fox, the BBC’s disability correspondent, has investigated how much money could be saved by…
Community equipment provider to address returns dilemma with North Yorkshire CCGs
An amnesty bin Medequip use primarily at hospital locations including those in North Yorkshire Following…
NRS joins NHS trust and local council to help retrieve unwanted mobility equipment for reuse
In a collaborative effort between NRS Healthcare, Herefordshire Council and Wye Valley NHS Trust, the…