Service providers

A £60m disability employment fund has opened for bids across the UK, for public, private and voluntary sector organisations testing new ways to help disabled people and those with health conditions enter, stay and progress in work. First announced in July, the fund could support ideas including AI-powered job-matching tools, prosthetics and digital therapies for [...]

Headway Shropshire will reopen its Shrewsbury centre after a £600,000 refurbishment supported by National Lottery funding. The charity will hold a grand reopening at its Headway Hub at Oxon Business Park on Thursday, October 8, inviting the local community to see the changes. Norman Harris, co-founder of Headway Shropshire and a user of [...]

A well-known former pub in Southampton is to be converted into a home for six adults who need supported living, after the city council granted planning permission. The Angel, in Palmerston Road, will become a care home under conditional approval issued by Southampton City Council on 16 September. The decision comes only months [...]

Around 1,500 Britons a day are quitting their jobs to provide unpaid care, a report has found. More than one million people are estimated to have left work to care for ageing, ill or disabled loved ones over the past two years. One in five employees, equivalent to 6.7 million people, are balancing paid employment [...]

Neuro-rehab provider Cygnet is celebrating after being named as a finalist in two categories at the National Care Awards 2026. Cygnet Social Care has been shortlisted for Specialist Care Provider of the Year - Large Group, while Cygnet’s apprenticeship programme is in the running for Apprenticeship Scheme of the Year. The double shortlisting recognises Cygnet’s [...]

Some disabled people could receive specialist equipment or services instead of part of their Pip cash award under proposals from government advisers. The idea is among emerging recommendations expected to form the basis of the government's Timms review of personal independence payment, or Pip, which is due to report in the next two months. As reported [...]

An MS therapy centre in Wolverhampton has closed until further notice after flash flooding damaged the site. The Wolverhampton Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre said the damage happened on 28 August after storms caused flash flooding across the region. The centre will remain closed while the damage is assessed and discussions take place with insurers. [...]

A Darlington care service which supports men with mental health needs and brain injuries is celebrating after securing six finalist places at a national awards ceremony recognising excellence in neurological and complex care. Cygnet St William’s, part of the Cygnet Health Care division, has been shortlisted six times at the 2026 Neurological and Complex Care [...]

Cygnet is celebrating after securing an impressive 19 finalist places at this year’s Neurological and Complex Care Awards, recognising colleagues, teams and services for their contribution to specialist neurological care and rehabilitation. The finalists span 11 award categories, with nominations recognising everything from clinical excellence and multidisciplinary working to innovation, psychological support, activities and outstanding [...]

Parkinson's disease cost Europe €22.8bn in 2019, equivalent to €28.8bn at 2025 prices, a study has estimated. Researchers warned that health and social care systems were likely to face increasing pressure as the number of people living with the condition grows. Around 2.2m adults were estimated to be living with Parkinson's across 47 European countries [...]