This is one for anyone with an interest in the assessment or provision of disability equipment, including specialist seating and wheelchairs, and home adaptations. Getting the right equipment in place - and quickly - is more important than ever, as budgets for providing care support are squeezed, and appropriate aids to mobility and daily living can bridge the gap between managing independently or not.
CECOPS, the Community Equipment Code of Practice Scheme, has a new Code of Practice out for disability equipment, which can be used in many ways: as a general guide, for tendering services, monitoring performance, managing risk and ensuring regulatory compliance. It sets a national benchmark against which services can be measured, as well as a realistic level of service people should expect to receive.
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