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09 September 2020

MHRA to become UK’s standalone medicines and medical devices regulator

From 1 January 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will be the UK’s standalone medicines and...

07 September 2020

PMG committee vacancies

The PMG Conference, Education and Communications (CEC) committee is looking for three new members to join the committee at the next...

25 February 2020

BHTA information day

BHTA is holding a free information day covering Children’s Equipment, Beds, Support Surfaces, Pressure...

14 January 2020

Mobility Events Calendar 2020

Age UK and Handicare have created a Mobility Events Calendar for 2020 which provides information about various events taking place...

16 December 2019

British Healthcare Trades Association appoints new Chief Executive Officer

The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has appointed Dr Simon Festing to the role of Chief Executive Officer. A qualified...

20 November 2019

New 'Standards of Practice for Physiotherapists working with Adults with a Learning Disability' launched

New ‘Standards of Practice for Physiotherapists working with Adults with a Learning Disability’, written by Sarah Bruce...

01 November 2019

More wheelchair users in England offered personal health budgets

On 31st October 2019, the UK Parliament approved a law offering everyone eligible for an NHS wheelchair in England, and people who...

01 October 2019

PMG Commissioning/ BPGs Membership Consultation

This year's PMG Conference in Telford saw the launch of the comprehensively updated best practice guideline (BPG): Transportation...

09 September 2019

Basic Wheelchair Service Provider Certification Now Available

With an increasing global demand for wheelchairs, the need for professional service providers in the wheelchair sector is greater than...

19 August 2019

MHRA consultation on guidance on the safe use of bed rails

MHRA is asking for views on a new draft version on MHRA guidance for users, carers and staff on the safe use of bed rails. ...

24 July 2019

MHRA launches consultation on how to best engage patients and the public

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a 12-week consultation on how to best engage and involve...

09 April 2019

Launch of Disability, Design and Innovation MSc

The Global Disability Innovation Hub and the UCL Department of Computer Science are to launch the world's first MSc...

14 January 2019

QEF makes film to help disabled air travellers

UK charity Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) is addressing issues faced by wheelchair users when travelling...

19 December 2018

Mobility Events Calendar

Age UK and Handicare have created a Mobility Events Calendar for 2019 which provides information about various events taking place...

26 November 2018

BSI secures membership of CEN and CENELEC

On 23 November, the General Assemblies of the European Standards Organizations CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation) and...

15 November 2018

BHTA Symposium 2018 presentations released

The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) held the BHTA Symposium 2018 in London on 25th October 2018; presenting the most recent...

17 October 2018

Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)

Changes are coming to the way in which the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ensures the safety and quality...

23 May 2018

Early Mobility and Powered Wheelchair Evidence Review (EMPoWER)

Cost-effectiveness of earlier provision of powered mobility interventions for children with mobility limitations; a systematic review...

12 April 2018

Joint consultation on legal rights to have a personal health budget

On Friday 6 April, The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England launched a joint consultation on extending the legal rights...

14 March 2018

MHRA seek consultation on health institution exemption for IVDR/MDR

PMG members may be interested in MHRA’s work on “In House Manufacturing” guidance related to medical devices and in...

22 February 2018

ADAPT Survey of Healthcare Professionals Knowledge, Experiences and Training Needs in Assistive Technology

The ADAPT (‘Assistive Devices for empowering disAbled People through robotic Technologies’) Project team are seeking...

22 December 2017

Naidex 2018

Two of the disability sector’s most established names will be working in support of each other in order to spread the word about...

20 December 2017

Wheelchair user research by Back Up Trust

Back Up is a UK spinal cord injury charity who help people affected by spinal cord injury through teaching essential wheelchair...

15 December 2017

Health Education England (HEE) launch 2018 consultation

Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future, A health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027 is a whole national system...

27 October 2017

Change at the top

We are sad to report that Diane Hargrove stood down as chair of PMG at the end of September 2017. Diane has moved on to pastures new,...

27 October 2017

PMG's new Facebook Group

We are pleased to announce that PMG has a new (closed) Facebook Group! The group has been set-up as a forum for sharing...

24 August 2017

Nordic Seating Symposium 2018: call for abstracts

The National Board of Social Services in Denmark invites researchers and professionals to submit a proposal for the Nordic Seating...

10 August 2017

Cost-effectiveness of earlier provision of powered wheelchair interventions for children with mobility limitations

The Health Technology Assessment Programme of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is accepting single stage, full...

30 January 2017

RESMaG Council to pursue integration with IPEM

The Rehabilitation Engineering Services Management Group (RESMaG) Council have confirmed that they plan to pursue integration...

12 December 2016

ISWP want to hear from you!

The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) are asking for feedback from their members to find out how they can...

02 November 2016

Personal Wheelchair Budgets National Steering Group (PWBNSG)

PMG has recently been invited to join the NHS England National Steering Group for Personal Wheelchair Budgets (PWBs), and we...

21 October 2016

BHTA attending PMG Conference 2017 in Cardiff

PMG is pleased to announce that the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) will be attending the PMG Conference for a second time...

30 September 2016

ISWP conduct research on needs of wheelchair users in emergencies

The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) and UNICEF are conducting research on the needs of wheelchair users in...

22 September 2016

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust set up a new wheelchair user group

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust's wheelchair service are looking for people who are interested in being part of a new...

08 September 2016

NHS England - Personal Health Budgets Essentials

Over the next few months, NHS England will be hosting information sessions about Personal Health Budgets (PHBs). These are for...

07 September 2016

PMG Endorses the WHO Guidelines

The PMG trustees have recently agreed to endorse the World Health Organisation Guidelines on the provision of Manual Wheelchairs in less...

19 August 2016

Report on wheelchair currency pilot programme

NHS England has published a report setting out the findings from work undertaken by pilot sites to test a currency model for wheelchair...

21 June 2016

NHS Personal Health Budgets and wheelchair provision

NHS England has recently set out its plans for people to manage their own health through the introduction...

21 June 2016

Survey on prescribing seating systems with dynamic backrests

PMG member Mike Belcher of Brent and Ealing Wheelchair Service in London is carrying out a study into wheelchair service...

04 May 2016

Changing of the guard

Following Ros Ham's recent retirement as PMG's External Advisor, we are very pleased to announce that Henry Lumley will take over the...

04 April 2016

From 1 April 2016, Monitor is part of NHS Improvement

NHS Improvement was launched on 1st April 2016, bringing together Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), the...

25 February 2016

UWE introducing Clinical Engineering degree

The University of the West of England (UWE) is introducing a new Clincial Engineering course, which will begin in September 2016....

25 February 2016

Veterans Mobility Fund

The Ministry of Defence has put in place measures to ensure that a service person discharged with service-attributable serious physical...

22 February 2016

Concerns raised about iWGC

Following concerns raised by PMG and the National Wheelchair Managers' Forum (NWMF) about the I Want Great Care healthcare feedback...

26 January 2016

David Mackintosh MP: England's need for short-term wheelchair loans

Conservative MP, David Mackintosh, calls for the Government to provide a comprehensive assessment across England to measure the 'real...

26 January 2016

Mobility and disability events calendar launch highlights PMG

The PMG Conference is one of the leading UK events for professionals working with those who have disabilities. The conference has been...

02 November 2015

The Bristol Centre for Enablement has been shortlisted for the North Bristol NHS Trust Exceptional Healthcare Awards “Team of the Year” category.

The Bristol Centre for Enablement was formed in 2014, when specialised services in the region were brought together at Highwood...

22 September 2015

Clare Canale, PMG Chair, joins the Healthcare and Assistive Technology Society Advisory Board

The Healthcare and Assistive Technology Society (the Society) is a body created to provide accreditation for people working in the...

30 July 2015

Hounslow wheelchair service awarded funding to provide sleep systems

Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust have announced that the NHS wheelchair service for Hounslow has been awarded...

29 July 2015

International Society of Wheelchair Professionals

The University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology has been awarded a grant from the US Agency for...

28 July 2015

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson heads new wheelchair campaign

A new national alliance aimed at ensuring a better deal for wheelchair users has been set up under the leadership of one of the UK's...

07 March 2015

Wheelchair Service Feedback

We feel it is really important to promote good practice within the wheelchair services. A website called iWantGreatCare...

04 March 2015

Change to guidance on mobility vehicles

BHTA has been engaging with the Department for Transport regarding changing the rules on weight for mobility vehicles. ...

17 November 2013

A Better Deal for Military Amputees

A number of people have already recognised the need to access extra funding streams to support the on-going mobility needs of war...

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