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Record number of entries for AT-sponsored awards
ASSISTIVE Technologies magazine was again the sponsor of the excellence accolades at the annual British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) awards.
The awards were again presented by Angela Rippon for the fifth year, while special guests included television presenter and former Paralympic basketball player Ade Adepitan who, after being diagnosed with polio as a child, won a bronze medal in Athens in 2004 and gold at the World Cup in Manchester the following year.
The evening's speaker was Baroness Sue Campbell of Loughborough, who is one of the most influential people in British sport as the chair of UK Sport and of the Youth Sport Trust.
Instrumental in preparing the successful British Olympic and Paralympic teams in Beijing, she is now heavily involved in ensuring they build on this for London 2012.
The excellence awards recognise those companies that have gone the extra mile in providing excellent service and innovation over the last year.
There are four categories: Mobility, Rehabilitation, Prosthetics and Orthotics, with the first three places in each receiving an award.
Wharncliffe Publishing managing director Michael Hewitt said: 'Assistive Technologies magazine was delighted to sponsor these awards that recognise those organisations that have made an exception contribution to the industry.
'It was very encouraging to see that we had a record number of companies nominated and more than double the number of votes we received last year.
'Our congratulations go to all those companies put forward, but in particular the category winners.'
The BHTA excellence awards sponsored by Assistive Technologies magazine:
Mobility
Winner - Albion Mobility
Runner-up - Remploy Healthcare
Highly commended - Invacare
Prosthetics
Winner - RSL Steeper
Runner-up - Touch Bionics
Highly commended - Otto Bock
Rehabilitation
Winner - CareFlex
Runner-up - Nottingham Rehab Supplies
Highly commended - Minivator
Orthotics
Winner - Trulife
Runner-up - Remploy Healthcare
Highly commended - RSscan Lab Ltd
ASSISTIVE Technologies magazine was again the sponsor of the excellence accolades at the annual British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) awards.
The awards were again presented by Angela Rippon for the fifth year, while special guests included television presenter and former Paralympic basketball player Ade Adepitan who, after being diagnosed with polio as a child, won a bronze medal in Athens in 2004 and gold at the World Cup in Manchester the following year.
The evening's speaker was Baroness Sue Campbell of Loughborough, who is one of the most influential people in British sport as the chair of UK Sport and of the Youth Sport Trust.
Instrumental in preparing the successful British Olympic and Paralympic teams in Beijing, she is now heavily involved in ensuring they build on this for London 2012.
The excellence awards recognise those companies that have gone the extra mile in providing excellent service and innovation over the last year.
There are four categories: Mobility, Rehabilitation, Prosthetics and Orthotics, with the first three places in each receiving an award.
Wharncliffe Publishing managing director Michael Hewitt said: 'Assistive Technologies magazine was delighted to sponsor these awards that recognise those organisations that have made an exception contribution to the industry.
'It was very encouraging to see that we had a record number of companies nominated and more than double the number of votes we received last year.
'Our congratulations go to all those companies put forward, but in particular the category winners.'
The BHTA excellence awards sponsored by Assistive Technologies magazine:
Mobility
Winner - Albion Mobility
Runner-up - Remploy Healthcare
Highly commended - Invacare
Prosthetics
Winner - RSL Steeper
Runner-up - Touch Bionics
Highly commended - Otto Bock
Rehabilitation
Winner - CareFlex
Runner-up - Nottingham Rehab Supplies
Highly commended - Minivator
Orthotics
Winner - Trulife
Runner-up - Remploy Healthcare
Highly commended - RSscan Lab Ltd
Insole solution for falls by elderly investigated
METHODS to help older people who are prone to suffering falls are being investigated by researchers at a North East university.
Injuries caused by falls can lead to serious health problems, especially in older people.
Now a team of researchers at Teesside are looking at possible methods of intervention which could help to prevent falls in those who may be most susceptible.
METHODS to help older people who are prone to suffering falls are being investigated by researchers at a North East university.
Injuries caused by falls can lead to serious health problems, especially in older people.
Now a team of researchers at Teesside are looking at possible methods of intervention which could help to prevent falls in those who may be most susceptible.
