Clinical Study

by Julie Neale | Jun 11, 2023 | Ongoing Strategies, Research

Shape a clinical study investigating Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to improve walking The opportunity at a glanceWhat?Join a Trial Steering CommitteeWhen?June 2023- September 2026 (2 meetings per year)Where?Online, via video conferenceWho? People with...

Homecare Workers to be tested weekly for COVID-19

by P. Brady | Nov 30, 2020 | News, Ongoing Strategies

Care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered a weekly coronavirus test from Monday 23 November 2020, the Government has announced. Care providers will be able to book tests for their staff online from Monday 23 November 2020. Chairman of...

Does your mouse behave?

by Jim Bolt | Aug 18, 2020 | First Steps, Ongoing Strategies

If your laptop runs under Windows, here is a setting that may make your mouse easier to control. The Windows Club suggests turning off a setting that claims to enhance the precision of your mouse, but has the opposite effect for some people. The website shows a screen...

Going places

by Jim Bolt | Aug 18, 2020 | News, Ongoing Strategies

Next time your travel plans take you through Gatwick airport, you might find it useful to collect a lanyard that will tell airport staff you may need extra time or a helping hand. Passengers with hidden disabilities can go to one of the airport’s assistance reception...

Measurably fitter

by Jim Bolt | Aug 18, 2020 | News, Ongoing Strategies

All through October, November and nearly up until Christmas, half a dozen branch members turned out for weekly gym sessions at Nuffield Health’s central Crawley site. They were all assessed at the outset and again at the end of 14 weeks using a standardised set...