October is National Sensory Awareness Month. Sensory Processing or Sensory Integration refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses.  Sensory Processing Disorder is when the nervous system does not organise and respond appropriately...Read More >>

As the annual NHS Confederation and exhibition gets under way, chief executive Mike Farrar warns that the NHS must win public backing for long-term radical changes to healthcare services or the care of patients will be put at risk. Read more:Read More >>

Imagine using a portable hoist – usually used to lift people in and out of beds or baths – to lift engines out of cars in a garage. Sounds improbable? This is just one example of loaned and unwanted community support equipment being used inappropriately despite being desperately required by...Read More >>

Touchscreen phones with remote monitoring capabilities will be offered to NHS Somerset patients with chronic lung disease, heart disease and diabetes. NHS Somerset has begun rolling out telehealth equipment to thousands of its patients as part of a scheme that will allow them to monitor long-term health conditions...Read More >>

This event will be a great opportunity for service providers, charities and local disability equipment traders to get together to act as an information point to disabled and older people across the County. The aim of the fair is to give people the chance to ask questions,...Read More >>

Health Minister Simon Burns explains how better care and listening to patients about their experience of care can result in the NHS having to spend less money. In his latest blog, the minister highlights the work being done by South East Essex Community Healthcare to improve care...Read More >>

O2 Health launches Help at Hand, the UK’s first telecare service built around mobile technology. In a major step forward for the care industry, Help at Hand expands telecare support beyond the boundaries of the home giving people with long term conditions the freedom, reassurance and...Read More >>

Money saved through NHS efficiencies is being reinvested into services, facilities and equipment, the Department of Health has announced. Of the £330m found, £72m will go towards urgent care facilities, including new operating theatres in East Lancashire and Hillingdon, an upgrade for St Helier Hospital and...Read More >>