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Taking Care, a provider of Technology Enabled Care (TEC) services in the UK, has responded to the UK Government’s national campaign to raise awareness of how the telephone network is being upgraded to digital and what it means for telecare services that help people remain safe and independent at home. The TEC provider warns…

WHO/Europe has launched a free guide that offers a practical framework to help countries and stakeholders improve access to assistive technology (AT), through better understanding of AT markets and targeted interventions to address market shortcomings. Released with funding from ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, the new ‘Guide for assistive technology market assessment…

27/05/2025Pictured during a pre-budget submission by IWA (Irish Wheelchair Association) Calling on Government to Address the Cost of Disability in Budget 2026 outside leinster house on Kildare Street, Dublin.Photo Gareth Chaney Choosing between eating or heating is an impossible choice many disabled people face every winter in Ireland, says the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA),…

Joe Harrison CBE, Chair of the NHS Advisory Board for Procurement and Supply at NHS Supply Chain Joe Harrison CBE has been appointed by NHS Supply Chain as Chair of the NHS Advisory Board for Procurement and Supply, effective immediately. The NHS Advisory Board for Procurement and Supply (The National Advisory Board) aims to…

The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government has awarded Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) the Platinum Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of the recent completion of its analogue to digital telecare transition project. To achieve Platinum, a telecare service provider must have successfully rolled out a live digital telecare service to…

A national awareness campaign has been launched by BT and Virgin Media that urges the two million telecare users in the UK to get in touch with their landline providers so companies can provide additional support for them during the switch to digital landlines. Backed by the UK Government, the major campaign is designed…

Mobility solutions provider Sunrise Medical has unveiled seven new products, designed to revolutionise mobility solutions at its Elite Dealer launch event. Hosted at Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa, the event featured the latest mobility solutions from Sunrise Medical’s Magic Mobility, Empulse, Sterling and Quickie brands, with over 100 prescribers attending from 40 Elite retailers…

A research study from Imperial College London and Coventry University has revealed that there is a strong association between an older person’s view of how they are ageing and how well they will physically recover after a fall. The study findings suggest how important psychological factors may be in post-fall physical recovery. In the…

The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has acquired important information from NHS Supply Chain through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SSCL), the organisation responsible for managing NHS Supply Chain operations. The FOI request sought clarity on how many price increase requests are submitted by suppliers to NHS…