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From: Baigent, Neil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:12 PM
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Subject: EAT - pushing the rehabilitation boundaries conference 


Hello

I would like to invite those members of the ASSISTECH newsgroup to the EAT -
pushing the rehabilitation boundaries conference on Tuesday 08 April 2003 at
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. 

One place - one time

The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has a national framework agreement in
place for supplying, installing and maintaining electronic assistive
technology items and accessories. The agreement aims to encourage suppliers
and other agencies to work in partnership across traditional divides to
bring together health, social care and the environmental controls and
communication aids industry. 

This agreement is contracted to end on 31 March 2004 and the Agency's
Rehabilitation Services section offers you the unique opportunity to
contribute to the development of the next agreement by inviting you to
attend EAT - pushing the rehabilitation boundaries conference. It will take
place on Tuesday 8 April 2003 at Heartlands Education Centre, Birmingham
Heartland Hospital.

Consisting of a programme of formal presentations followed by seminar
sessions, EAT - pushing the rehabilitation boundaries will outline the wider
health agenda, current service provision and both the Agency's and
suppliers' vision of EAT.

Who should attend?

All employees involved in the provision of electronic assistive technology
items and accessories and community equipment services, including community
alarms. For example occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,
rehabilitation engineers, clinical scientists, consultants, coordinators,
managers and commissioners.

Presentations

09:15 - 09:30           Introduction

09:30 - 10:00           Community equipment services and the wider health
agenda
                        Ian Salt, ICES Team leader

10.00 - 10:30           NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency and tender process
                        Who are the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency? What
do they do? 

10.30 - 10.45           Refreshments

10:45 - 11.50           EAT service delivery: current situation and
discussion
                        Four selected EAT services detail their current EAT
service provision and what is needed from the national agreement in order to
reach their vision of                   how their service should be
provided.

11:50 - 12:30           The EAT vision
                        The Electronic Assistive Technology Customer
Consultation Group present their vision of the future for EAT and EAT
services.

12:30 - 13:00           Lunch
                	
13:00 - 14:15           Suppliers' vision of EAT service delivery
                        Suppliers of EAT present their vision of the future
of EAT. 

14:15 - 15:00           The current issues faced by EAT services today
                        Delegates are invited to contribute in a facilitated
debate, in order to identify the wide range of issues currently faced by EAT
services today.

15:00 - 15:15           Refreshments

15:15 - 16:00           How can the EAT profession work towards improving
service delivery?
                        The key themes identified debated in detail in order
to provide solutions and an improved future of EAT service delivery.
                	
16:00 - 17:00           Summing up and close
        	
Venue information

Birmingham Heartlands Education Centre is one of the Midlands leading
conference facilities. Just 5 miles from the City Centre, the airport and
the NEC, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is easily accessible from the M6 and
M40/M42 motorway network and offers full disabled access, including
allocated parking.

For those travelling by car, a car-parking fee of £2.00 (payable on-site)
will be charged for parking on the Heartlands Hospital site.

An information pack will be sent out to all those attending the conference
including full details of the days programme, maps and directions to the
Heartlands Hospital Education Centre.
	
If you would like to attend this conference, please complete the attached
registration document and return it to the Agency by no later than Friday 28
March 2003

 <<EAT - pushing the rehabilitation boundaries conference registration
form.doc>> 
Regards

Neil Baigent

Buyer - Rehabilitation Services
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
Tel. +44 (0) 118 980 8624  Mobile 0777 613 8582
Fax +44 (0) 118 980 8650




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