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The Welsh Government has awarded Powys County Council a grant to make improvements to six public toilet facilities, with Llandrindod Wells expected to become the first town in Mid Wales to offer a Changing Places toilet alongside individual cubicles. This means families, residents, tourists, and commuters between North and South Wales with severe disabilities…

Levitex Rehab Range Hugga sleep system Levitex, a sleep posture brand, has launched the Levitex Rehab Range, which is designed to support elderly people to live at home independently and safely through accessible at-home recovery solutions. The new range brings tried-and-tested clinical support tools, like lumbar cushions, pressure-relieving seat toppers, and spinal alignment aids,…

A case study has highlighted that South Gloucestershire Council’s assistive technology (AT) service, led by occupational therapists and technicians, has successfully transformed adult social care. The bespoke occupational therapy AT service facilitates integrates personalised, cost-effective technology solutions that facilitate independent living and embed technology into mainstream care planning and practice. Since its inception, the…

Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has completed the installation of life-saving defibrillators across its fleet of 51 Class 185 trains. Siemens Mobility fitted the devices on behalf of TPE at its Ardwick Traincare Facility in Manchester. The defibrillators, which can be used by both staff and passengers in the event of a cardiac arrest, are housed…

Born without most of his right hand, social media content creator Henrik Cox has followed prosthetic advancements from a young age. Now, he has been fitted with his new multi-articulating COVVI Hand. Henrik began making and sharing videos online in 2020 and has since amassed over two million followers across his social media channels.…

The Wheelchair Alliance, an organisation which represents the voices of wheelchair users, will update people about the action underway regarding the reclassification of the guidance for powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters in its upcoming webinar on 25 June 2025. The alliance will share how it works with wheelchair users, giving an example of how…

The Society of Tissue Viability (SoTV) has published various articles on standards for beds and mattresses, as well as the flammability safety criteria for pressure care devices. The articles have been written by BES Healthcare’s Dr Barend ter Haar in partnership with Jeannie Donnelly, Lead Nurse for Tissue Viability at Belfast Health and Social Care…

New data gathered from Winston Solicitors via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to NHS England reveals the stark differences in NHS funding for continuing healthcare (CHC) across England’s 42 integrated care boards (ICBs). Described as a “postcode lottery”, the FOI suggests that patients are at risk due to the stark regional disparities in NHS CHC spending. The…