Winncare, a leading European manufacturer of beds, pressure care products, patient handling equipment, and hygiene solutions has acquired Herida Medical, strengthening its pressure area care portfolio and providing entry into the maintenance and decontamination market. The acquisition was completed on November 30th 2022. Herida Medical, based in Leeds, has built a successful mattress range having […]

With nearly 250,000 falls reported from acute and community hospitals in England and Wales each year,[i] despite considerable and sustained prevention efforts throughout NHS Trusts, it seems the challenge of managing post fall outcomes will continue for some time to come. The cost of treating fall injuries in hospitals in the UK is estimated at […]

Kate Sheehan, director of the OT Service, has been an occupational therapist for more than 35 years, but when her elderly mother-in-law fell recently her initial reaction was one of a typical family member.  She felt shocked and concerned that the way her mother-in-law had fallen would make it extremely difficult to lift her up […]