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Credit: Lincolnshire County Council Following the announcement last week that NRS Healthcare is in liquidation, Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) have selected new providers to ensure continuity of vital health and social care services. From 1 August 2025, Millbrrok Healthcare and Livity Life took over community equipment, wheelchair, and telecare…

The British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) has released the results of the latest EuroTrak UK 2025 survey, offering a timely snapshot of hearing health across the UK. This year’s results reveal notable improvements in satisfaction and quality of life for hearing instrument users but also exposes an ongoing gap in public awareness…

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been sent by Opera Beds to local NHS trusts and ambulance services to find which trusts have seen the biggest spike in fall-related emergency admissions for over-65s in the last three years. The findings 57 percent of UK hospitals saw an increase in elderly falls last year. Opera…

Outsourced assistive technology provider Medequip has agreed to take over a number of community equipment services (CES) and technology-enabled care services (TECS) across England following the news on 1 August 2025 that winding up orders were made against NRS Healthcare. Medequip will provide CES in Kent, Dorset (including Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole), Cambridge and…

Following the news last week that NRS Healthcare is in liquidation, Herefordshire Council has moved quickly to ensure critical community equipment (CES) and technology-enabled care services (TECS) continue without disruption for residents across the county. According to the council, NRS Healthcare, the previous provider of CES and TECS in the area, said it would…

Councils’ housing allocations schemes are the subject of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s third practical guide for housing officers to help improve services for disabled people. The latest guide highlights issues disabled people face when applying to councils’ housing schemes, and the changes local councils can make to improve those services. Issues…

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a Statement of Policy Intent that details its proposals for how an Early Access Service for innovative medical devices would work. The service takes learnings from the Unmet Clinical Need Authorisation (UCNA) tool, tested through the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP), and turns it…

New research has revealed that nearly half of families with someone who has accessibility requirements reported avoiding travelling abroad over the past year due to accessibility concerns across airports, airlines, and hotels. The study, commissioned by Transreport, of people in the UK with an accessibility need themselves or within their family found that 64…