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The success of a trial by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has been applauded by Everon Group, as proof of the importance of intelligent data-led technology in supporting the UK Government’s drive toward a person-focused, prevention led of model of care. A&E visits for a group of patients with complex health conditions dropped…

Over the past 18 months, NHS Supply Chain has been designing and building a new online catalogue, in collaboration with five pilot NHS trusts. Some of the benefits that users are seeing from the new catalogue pilot include faster and more efficient searches and product images in the basket, making it easier to review…

Vivid Care will present a free webinar providing essential training for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and healthcare professionals involved in seating assessments. The 90-minute ‘All you need to know about Pressure Care in Seating’ webinar will take place on 29 September 2025 from 11am to 12.30pm. Attendees can book places here. Those who are unable…

Sarah Ezekiel The power of AI has helped recreate a lady’s own voice from just a single line of speech from an old video so that she can express herself in a way that feels personal to her when using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology. Sarah Ezekiel is using Smartbox’s eye gaze AAC…

A provider of accessible car adaptations for disabled drivers and passengers has launched a new partnership with a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting amputees in a commitment to improve the lives of amputees by combining resources, expertise, and outreach efforts. Together, Mobility in Motion and the Amputation Foundation will work to promote greater access…

Ireland’s Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley TD, has announced funding of over €1 million (£865,050) for digital and assistive technology projects for disabled people. The digital and assistive technology projects support people with sensory, cognitive, physical, and intellectual disabilities. This includes older people who experience difficulties carrying out everyday functions that…

Worcestershire County Council is working NHS, industry, and an association to develop a transformative product that focuses on better supporting unpaid carers when the people they care for are discharged from hospital. Partnering with Worcestershire Association of Carers, Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB, and Taking Care, the local authority’s work ensures that unpaid carers are…

Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham has completed the first-ever trial of GiveVision’s assistive technology, offering visually impaired fans a new way to follow live cricket. On 8 August 2025, during The Hundred’s Midlands derby between Birmingham Phoenix and Nottingham’s Trent Rockets, a select group of nine cricket fans with varying visual impairments trialled the technology…

Spoken, an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology specialist, has released an update of its assistive communication app, which include expanded personalisation options, hundreds of high-resolution icons, and five voices with new accents. At its core, the app, Spoken – Tap to Talk AAC, is designed to help people express their thoughts and ideas…