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Aviation Services UK (ASUK), which represents the airport ground services industry in the UK, has partnered with the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) and Sunrise Medical to create the Aviation Accessibility Panel (AAP), an expert group dedicated to improving the experience of airline passengers who use mobility aids. This follows publication of the government’s…

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has agreed a new council plan which means that disabled residents will be to get support to make their homes safer and easier to live in. Importantly, the plan includes a discretionary £25,000 grant to top-up any work needed to adapt a home for residents with higher needs. This…

The Motability Foundation has announced new grants, ranging from £50,000 to £1 million, to support organisations addressing barriers to accessible transport, either by delivering services for disabled people or work to make it accessible. Several funding rounds will support organisations delivering services that improve access to transport for disabled people, including areas such as shared…

  The Health and Social Care Committee has written to the Secretary of State, Wes Streeting, following the UK Government’s publication of its response to the committee’s ‘Adult Social Care Reform: the cost of inaction’ report. The report, published on 5 May, argued that “time and again, governments have stepped back from reform when…

RHealthcare Dash 200 HD Mobility solutions specialist RHealthcare has announced that its wheelchair products and accessories are now available through the NHS Supply Chain: Rehabilitation and Community – Wheelchairs, Specialist Seating and Related Services Framework. The company was successful in securing a place on Lot 1: Wheelchairs and Specialist Seating. This is a 24-month…

Primark is to bring more inclusive and assistive features into its children’s clothing range as standard, so more kids feel comfortable in their clothes. These changes will be built into core ranges, helping to make clothes that feel right from the start. As a first step, the retailer will remove neck labels from the backs…

The recently launched All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Access to Disability Equipment has announced its first inquiry to explore the barriers preventing disabled people from accessing the medical equipment they need. The inquiry aims to support policy discussions and recommendations that improve access to essential community equipment, reduce inequalities, and promote best practice and…

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced important new steps to secure access for patients to the latest medical technologies available in Europe and other advanced countries. As well as improving patient access to technologies, the proposals will boost medtech industrial growth by reducing duplicative regulatory costs faced by manufacturers and…

An innovative ergonomic computer mouse, the ‘Arc Mouse’, designed for people who have tetraplegia has won Bolt Burdon Kemp’s Design the Change competition 2025. The competition, in its fourth year, invites UK-based university students to design a product aimed at improving the lives of people with a spinal cord injury. Law firm Bolt Burdon…