New Medequip community equipment service to support Derbyshire residents
Derbyshire County Council and NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board have re-awarded Medequip the…
Ambient Support appoints Jane Homer as new Head of Business Development
Not-for-profit health and social care provider Ambient Support has appointed Jane Homer as its new…
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…
Let’s Get It Clear: Education Health and Care Plans – The essentials for success
Figure 1. The timetable to reaching an EHCP (numbers in brackets are the maximum number…
£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…
Comment: Tunstall Healthcare on how technology can be deployed to enable people to live better lives
The Adult Social Care Committee’s spotlight on adult social care, a “gloriously ordinary life”, was…
Age UK calls for urgent shift towards joined up home and community care for older people
The new report shows how significant numbers of hospital admissions of older people could be…
Lilli remote monitoring technology assists Reading Council with new social care pilot
Monitoring technology firm Lilli is assisting Reading Borough Council in a pilot investigating the use…
Comment: How telecare is already helping to transform social care service provision
The digital transition is underway, with telecom providers working together to cease the Public Switch…
Adult social care leader Zoë Fry awarded with an OBE in King’s birthday Honours List
Zoë Fry, Director at The Outstanding Society and OBE recipient Inspirational social care leader Zoë…