Care Sector Hub

16th April 2020

Free access to video consultation technology from Refero

Local authority and social care workers offered free access to video consultation technology to assist with COVID-19 response Refero can safely and easily connect citizens to […]
16th April 2020

Video call to celebrate 100-year-old care home resident

A FaceTime to celebrate: 100-year-old care home resident uses video calls to celebrate birthday A Surrey care home resident was able to celebrate her 100th birthday […]
16th April 2020

The unsung heroes of COVID-19

Carers holding the home front line – the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic The current unfolding Coronavirus crisis has placed immense pressure on the NHS, […]
15th April 2020

Leeds disabled doctor delivers vital care to elderly during pandemic

Dr Hannah Barham-Brown, a Leeds GP trainee with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, is helping elderly and vulnerable people recover during the COVID-19 crisis with support from her WHILL […]
14th April 2020

UK engineering team seeks healthcare providers to test new hand washing gadget 

Wavewash; a soon to be launched hand washing gadget is being offered free to a selection of healthcare providers for product testing. A hundred of the […]
14th April 2020

Call for care homes to join digital ‘adopt a grandparent’ scheme following 60,000 volunteers

A Surrey care home group, CHD Living, is calling for more care homes to get involved in a campaign which invites people to digitally ‘adopt a […]
13th April 2020

Five ways to support people affected by dementia from your own home

Coronavirus is posing a significant risk for people affected by dementia and many are cut off from the outside world, warns Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading […]
11th April 2020

Community initiative uniting older people and locals

A new initiative, #BeKindToOneAnother, launched by Anchor Hanover, England’s largest not for profit provider of care and housing for older people, is encouraging people to send […]
11th April 2020

Communities coming together to help the elderly and vulnerable

The Who Is Olivia foundation has built an entirely new website and launched a London W1 volunteering programme – to help the elderly in the W1 […]