Exhibitor Press Releases

Gel Ovations Europe will be launching our all new Made For Me service that offers Bespoke Solutions for indivisual pressure requirements.

We are delighted to be attending the OT Show. We’re on a drive to achieve our high ambitions for the ...

Working in conjunction with Abacus Specialist Bathroom Solutions, respected Occupational Therapist, Adam Ferry, will be delivering condensed CPD-accredited seminars regarding assisted bathing on stand J40 at the OT Show. (Stand J40, NEC, 21-22 November).

Heading to Birmingham to visit the OT Show this November? Read our 'Seven TOP Tips For Getting The Most Out Of The OT Show 2018'; a quick guide to ensuring your visit is a success.

Covering all you need to know, from making sure you can get to the OT Show 2018 to helping you discover the latest innovations; our top tips are designed to make your visit an easy fun experience whilst efficiently discovering a wealth of new information. 

OUR PURPOSE

Fledglings is a national charity that provides practical advice, help and support about living with children with special needs, and accurately signposts people to other organisations to get the other support and advice they need.

Fledglings finds and sells products that help the lives of children with additional needs and their families and offers advice and support around these products.

 

OUR VISION

We want a society where children with additional needs and their families and carers have access to the products, equipment and support they need to allow them to achieve their potential, maximise their achievements and improve their quality of life.

 

Join Posture & Mobility Group (PMG) for two days of education and training The Occupational Therapy Show 2018, where we'll be providing four sessions in Theatre 2, as well as some practical workshops from our exhibition stand - B22!

Find out more about our sessions on paediatric seating, posture management, transportation and bariatric wheelchair seating as well as how to book onto one of our Measuring for Wheelchairs workshops, based on the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) hybrid training course.

We provide quality products to meet individual pressure care needs

Our specialist range of Lateral Tilt Systems, Mattresses and CareWave cushions effectively heal and prevent pressure ulcers and promote postural support.

The Pressure Care Management team work with healthcare professionals across the NHS and Social Services to deliver the correct solution for clients at the best price.

The assistive technology Designability are pleased to be bringing along their popular paediatric Wizzybug powered wheelchair to The OT Show. The Wizzybug has already changed the lives of over 600 children across the UK who are living with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy and spina bifida.

Assistive technologies can make a huge difference in the everyday life of people with disabilities, as they enable execution, activity and participation in everyday activities. This also applies to the VELA Chair, which is a device developed by VELA in the 1970s, which has become popular in many homes by providing people with disabilities with greater independence.

VELA Chairs is a series of ergonomic chairs designed for people with disabilities. All chair models support and increase the user’s level of activity, ability to function as well as their independence in performing activities at home and work, and each has different characteristics.

 

Droplet - Creating real change in hospitals & care homes

Dehydration is responsible for thousands of hospital admissions in the UK every year with dehydration thought to be the cause of one in ten GP consultations for tiredness and fatigue.

In care home and hospital trials Droplet increased daily fluid levels by more than 60%, equivalent to over ½ litre more each day. The benefits of this were two-fold – it improved the health & wellbeing of patients & residents but it also supported carers in understanding the hydration levels of those in their care.

Developed in partnership with over 100 Healthcare Professionals and supported by NHS England, Droplet features soft flashing lights and gentle voice messages that remind the user to take a drink. You can also record your own comforting messages – providing a reassuring and familiar voice for loved ones when you can’t be there.

With a contemporary design that mimics the familiarity of the cups and mugs we use at home, Droplet provides a dignified and supportive way to hydrate that puts the control back into the user’s hands.

 

This Best Product award  from the BHTA which is the UK’s oldest and largest healthcare association, came on its 100th anniversary awarded to Guldmann for the new GHZ in-rail hoist.

The award recognises a product that meets the demand for innovation, proven success in line with objectives set within development and improves quality of life.

The collaborative, Member-led information platform, with a mission to enhance patient, client, pract ...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) formerly Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a poorly understood condition which affects many people in the UK and across the globe is a painful and debilitating neuropathic condition that affects approximately 5% of all injuries that occur. According to research CRPS affects 1 in 3,800 people in the UK which is approximately 15,000 newly diagnosed cases every year, which doesn’t account for those who may have been undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.

It isn’t as rare as you think, therefore all healthcare professionals should be able to identify the condition, know its signs and symptoms and be able to formulate a treatment plan. As a charity we raise awareness about CRPS amongst the public, health & legal professionals by providing awareness sessions, so diagnoses can be made quicker & treatment started more rapidly.

November is CRPS awareness month and so it's a perfect time for you to develop your professional skills and learn about a condition you may never have heard of!

Come and speak to the team at Stand H52 to learn more about the condition and how to access our CRPS awareness sessions for HCPs.

Brotherwood, the UK’s leading Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle specialists, reached a historic milestone – converting and supplying their 5000th new WAV to yet another delighted client. 

 

The gleaming Obsidian Black Mercedes-Benz V-Class with Brotherwood’s unique ‘Klastar’ lowered floor conversion was delivered to the Wilkinson family, who can now enjoy comfortable journeys in and around their home town of Southampton and further afield. The Brotherwood conversion enables daughter Sophie to travel inclusively as part of the family, whilst seated in her bespoke wheelchair.

Abacus, the trusted specialist in accessible bathing solutions for disabled bathers, will be unveiling the latest addition to its proven range at the OT Show – the new Gemini 2000 variable height bath.
(Stand J40, NEC, 21-22 November).

Etac R82, a division of the respected Scandinavian Etac Group, will be debuting an outstanding range of pioneering mobility equipment solutions and educational programmes at OT Show 2018.

(OT Show, Stand C70, NEC, 21-22 November).

ADS provide the very best in door automation solutions, making access to homes and businesses more convenient. 

Almost any type of door can be automated. Subject to the existing door being in good condition, it is possible to retro-fit automatic door openers to existing doors. Our door openers can be fitted to all types of doors.

Everyone can benefit from door automation as it is a convenient entrance system when your hands are full. People who benefit most are parents with small children, busy restaurants, shop doorways, the elderly, the disabled and care homes. 

Having an automated entrance system is an ideal solution for disabled people, as wheelchair users can find opening doors especially awkward. We fully understand the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and ensure that our automated entrance systems are fully compliant with these specifications. 

ADS also specialize in full home automation. Home automation is the control of anything in the home that has an electrical supply. Ultimately, it is about making life in and around the home and garden easier and safer. It provides improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security. 

Home automation for the elderly and disabled can provide increased quality of life for persons who might otherwise require caregivers or institutional care. The popularity of home automation has greatly increased in recent years due to much higher affordability and simplicity.