Sep. 20 2023
Source Page: My Health, My Care, My Home - healthcare framework for adults living in care homes: annual progress report September 2023Found: Dietetics Optometry/Audiolo/g.ay Spiritu/a.al C/a.are Orthotics/ Prosthetics Old A/g.ae Psychi/a.atry
Dec. 21 2023
Source Page: Assistive technology research and development work: 2022 to 2023Found: such as mobility systems for vision impairment, gaming apps for hearing loss, wearable devices and prosthetics
Dec. 21 2023
Source Page: Assistive technology research and development work: 2022 to 2023Found: such as mobility systems for vision impairment, gaming apps for hearing loss, wearable devices and prosthetics
Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
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Answered by Matheson, Michael - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
The Scottish Government has significantly expanded AHP training, recruiting 335 Scottish-domiciled students each year for paramedic education programs from 2023 to 2026, and 25 students for specialist prosthetics and orthotics education programs each year from 2022 to 2026. With a substantial investment of £45 million recurrently for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), and an additional £5 million, 317 staff are being recruited, including clinicians for an integrated clinical hub, enhancing triage and reducing emergency response needs. Additionally, £4.5 million is allocated to train 225 more MSK practitioners in Primary Care, and £1.2 million enhances Reporting Radiography training by 30 spaces.
As part of the Scottish Government's commitment to a sustainable healthcare workforce, efforts include creating opportunities for AHP career advancement. Key features of the AHP Education and Workforce Policy Review, are being implemented through an ongoing plan, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to fostering the growth and advancement of the AHP workforce.
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1: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) The director of the Without Limits mechanical prosthetics clinic in Kyiv has stated that the best prosthetics - Speech Link
2: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) Its expertise will undoubtedly influence how Ukraine develops its capacity in prosthetics. - Speech Link
Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the supply of prostheses to NHS patients.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
NHS England commissions 35 prosthetic centres in England to provide specialised prosthetic services. NHS England completed a Prosthetic Services Review between 2018 and 2022, which was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations from the review have been incorporated within the service specification, Complex Disability Equipment – Prosthetic Specialised Services For People Of All Ages With Limb Loss, which has been updated in line with the service Specification Methods process, and will be subject to stakeholder testing during April 2024.
Jul. 27 2023
Source Page: UK service personnel amputations: financial year 2022/2023Found: if they are recorded as having an amputation in the following data sources: Complex Trauma database, Prosthetics
Jul. 27 2023
Source Page: UK service personnel amputations: financial year 2022/2023Found: if they are recorded as having an amputation in the following data sources: Complex Trauma database, Prosthetics
Asked by: Dan Jarvis (Labour - Barnsley Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to enable children and young people to access bionic prosthetics as of 27 March 2023.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In October 2022, NHS England published a clinical commissioning policy for multi-grip upper limbs, which can be found at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/clinical-commissioning-policy-multi-grip-prosthetic-hand-all-ages/
This supports the provision of multi-grip upper limbs for both adults and children, where clinically appropriate. Microprocessor lower limbs are not routinely available for children and young people due to the length of the residual limb and their ability to tolerate the weight of a microprocessor-controlled knee.
Written Evidence Feb. 07 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: Authorities) get no “credit” for those benefits Case Study Highlight – Contract/Framework Extensions (BHTA Prosthetics