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REACTION: Health, care, and assistive tech sector weighs in on ...
21 hours ago · Sarah Sarsby 9th January 2025 REACTION: Health, care, and assistive tech sector weighs in on government’s social care reform proposals2025-01-09T09:40:11+00:00 AT Views & Insights The UK Government recently announced its proposals for social care reform. These plans include an independent ...
Government announces reforms, £86m DFG funding and …
2 days ago · Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced action to improve adult social care, which includes a new £86 million funding boost to the Disabled Facilities Grant, harnessing the power of care technology, and an independent commission into social care.. According to the government, these raft of measures to overhaul the current ...
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AT Today is the place to come to find out about all the latest developments in the world of Assistive Technology. Whether it’s the development of a new robotic limb, a breakthrough in pressure care treatment, new designs for moving and handling equipment or advances in telecare and teleheathcare, AT Today brings you the news from around the world.
EXCLUSIVE: 2025 vision tech trends - AT Today - Assistive …
3 days ago · Modern technology continues to change every aspect of human life and vision technology is no different. More than two million people in the UK have some degree of visual impairment or sight loss and nearly half of these people have a long-term, irreversible eye health condition. And, according to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, sight loss is projected to increase ...
Cost to adapt a home could cost almost £27k, new price …
Sep 19, 2024 · Cost comparisons by Habinteg Housing Association of grab rail, stairlift, and wetroom adaptations show that people living in an M4(1) visitable dwelling who may need to make such adaptations could be almost £27,000 worse off compared to those in an accessible and adaptable M4(2) home.. Families and individuals could be forced to spend savings to privately fund essential adaptations while ...
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Autumn …
Nov 1, 2024 · On 30 October 2024, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves presented the Autumn Budget to Parliament.. Some of the headline announcements for the assistive technology sector include an additional £22.6 billion for day-to-day spending over two years for the Department of Health and Social Care, £600 million of new grant funding to support social care, and an £86 million increase to the ...
EXCLUSIVE: The future of assistive technology - AT Today
Jun 23, 2023 · Aaron Tutwiler, CEO of eSight Corporation, explores what the future of assistive technology will look like, touching on the major explosion of advanced AI healthcare technology, why assistive technology firms will partner more closely with medical professionals to improve outcomes, and the importance of user feedback when designing assistive devices.
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Sarah Sarsby 20th December 2024 AI-powered and non-invasive smart sensor now more accurately detects changes in a person’s behaviour2024-12-13T11:50:08+00:00 AT Devices News An assistive technology solution, which works as a smart sensor in hospitals and care facilities, has received an important ...
Medical Technology Strategy: Key takeaways for the assistive …
On 3 February 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its first-ever medical technology strategy. Entitled ‘Medical Technology Strategy’, the medical technology (medtech) strategy details the steps that need to be taken to ensure patients can access safe, effective, and innovative technology through the NHS, which can …