RCOT raises occupational therapy career profile with new diversity campaign
As part of Occupational Therapy Week 2020, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has…
New commission to explore how assistive tech and social care can be better integrated
Senior woman with female caregiver Two national care bodies have joined forces to make recommendations…
BHTA makes clear the ‘essential’ status of mobility sector & the need for retailers during lockdown
Dr Simon Festing, CEO of the British Healthcare Trades Association The British Healthcare Trades Association…
Negative attitudes towards older people ‘risks damaging UK’s social fabric’, report finds
Language used across society to describe ageing and older people risks ‘damaging UK’s social fabric’,…
Government announces extra funding of up to £500,000 to improve travel for disabled people
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a first-of-its-kind competition to find new ways to…
Furlough scheme extension: The details mobility retailers and suppliers need to know
The government has confirmed that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – better known as the…
UEA research hopes to inform future recommendations for dementia-friendly urban design
People with dementia are more likely to go missing in areas where road networks are…
LOCKDOWN: The rules & restrictions mobility and access business leaders need to know
The closure of non-essential retail, no reintroduction of shielding, the extension of furlough and new…
Three experts join Good Home Inquiry panel to improve homes for elderly and disabled people
The Good Home Inquiry, launched in July 2020, has three experts joining the panel alongside…
Four CCGs in Black Country and West Birmingham apply to merge
Governing Body members for four Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have…