EXCLUSIVE: Government updates guidance over “non-class” mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs
Mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs are ‘not in a class’ if they go more than…
Driving Mobility PWMS training scheme receives positive reaction from mobility retailers
Driving Mobility helps retailers understand how to explain safe driving technique to customers Driving Mobility's…
Chancellor’s Spring Budget 2024: Key takeaways and disappointment over lack of adult social care funding
The UK Government this week released its Spring Budget statement detailing its plans for the…
New Disability Action Plan to make UK more accessible met with reservations from campaigners
The UK Government has launched its new Disability Action Plan to make the UK the…
Leonard Cheshire calls for urgent Government funding following “devastating” social care report
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire has stated that there is now a "window of opportunity" for…
Spending watchdog reveals £1bn funding pledge to reform adult social care redirected
Two years into its 10-year plan to overhaul adult social care, the UK government has…
UK patients set to have faster access to innovative medical technologies via new £10m pathway
The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot has been launched, supported by £10 million UK…
UK Government unveils extra £50m for local authorities to spend on vital home adaptations
The UK Government has unveiled an extra £50 million for home adaptations, which will be…
£600 million to boost capacity of the social care winter workforce and funding for the sector
The UK Government has unveiled a £600 million package to help with recruitment and retention…
Transport Committee report reveals “inadequate” accessible transport legislation for disabled people
A report by the Transport Committee has made it clear that current legislation doesn’t do…