covid-19 News - Access and Mobility Professional

Disabled children and their parents at increased risk of serious mental health issues during pandemic

Intelligence Studies Surveys by Sam Lewis on March 30, 2021

Disabled Children's Partnership reports that over 90% of disabled children have been socially isolated during pandemic, with 49% not seeing a friend in the last month either online or in person

New app launched to support people with long COVID

Solutions Technology by Sarah Clarke on January 25, 2021

The COVID recovery app has been launched by NHS Wales to support people experiencing the longer term effects of coronavirus.

Support staff for people with learning disabilities need more testing, demands Scottish councillor

Coronavirus by Sam Lewis on December 9, 2020

People with learning disabilities in Scotland are currently offered Covid-19 testing in the same way as the general population

Pace Rehabilitation supports amputees through pandemic

Medical by Sam Lewis on December 7, 2020

Carolyn Hirons and Toby Carlsson in the workshop at Pace Rehabilitation

Clinic was created with the goal of improving life for limb-loss patients and has now expanded its offering through the pandemic

Remote COVID-19 patient monitoring trial to begin next year

Solutions Technology by Sarah Clarke on December 2, 2020

The study will focus on the ability of a new device to monitor patients in a home or care home setting, with the goal of reducing the burden on the NHS.

What the new tier system means for businesses

Business Coronavirus Retail by Sam Lewis on November 24, 2020

The changes include updates to the Job Support Scheme and Local Restrictions Support Grant for small businesses

Expanded study to test thousands of care home staff and residents for Covid immunity

Coronavirus Research by Sam Lewis on November 19, 2020

Researchers hope to answer questions like whether individuals can be infected twice and whether immune response in the elderly is the same in younger generations

Government makes Christmas care home visiting pledge

Business Care home groups by Alex Douglas on November 18, 2020

Mr Hancock’s pledge came as the government launched a pilot visitor testing programme in 20 care homes in Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall yesterday.

MOTABILITY: Scheme addresses COVID developments in latest update

Business Strategy by Alex Douglas on November 18, 2020

Motability has updated customers and the wider industry on COVID-19 developments and what they mean for the scheme.

£2.2bn boost to see business through national restrictions to be delivered locally

Business Retail Strategy by Alex Douglas on November 16, 2020

Small businesses in England will receive a significant £2.2 billion from the government to help them through the current period of national restrictions.

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