Speaking from a very fragmented area, it was good to see some indication of organisation & thought put in to this field above "ground level". I hope that the commissioning board does something with it!
Re Neils comments - the "single switch" phrasing is misleading & I hope no-one takes it prescriptively. It particularly negates some of the text in the other section on specialised wheelchair services (integration) on p 304.
Computer access I can do in part - in some areas, but its not satisfactory.
Barry
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Hi,
My little comments:
1. England only!
2. p308. "relying on their ECS to achieve single switch access". Is this
really true for all English users?
3. p309. "computer control and access method". Do all Environmental
Control Services provide this?
Neil Gregory
Senior Bio-Engineer
WeSTMARC - West of Scotland Mobility and Rehabilitation Centre
Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
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Dear all,
Many in AT services will be interested in this [1](re-posted from a
message from Patrick on the CM forum). I will also post this to the
services list that has been setup to facilitate consultation around
commissioning of AT services (e.g. around the service specifications
which should be out for consultation 'soon'). Details below if you are a
UK AT service provider and are not on this. While we are at it, I am
also trying to get/keep the EC services map up to date [3], again,
please get in touch if you are not on this.
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[1]The 'Manual for Prescribed Specialised Services' has just been
published by the NHS Commissioning Board.
Download the manual from
www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/files/2012/12/pss-manual.pdf
<outbind://9/www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/files/2012/12/pss-manual.pdf>
<http://www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/files/2012/12/pss-manual.pdf
<http://www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/files/2012/12/pss-manual.pdf> >
See pages 306-308 'Specialist Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Aids' and 'Specialist Environmental Controls'
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[2] EAT services forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/eat-services-fo
rum
Email:
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eAT service provider (i.e. as defined in the services manual)
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[3]
EC services map:
http://goo.gl/maps/R0jQW
Cheers
Simon
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