Written Question · S3W-10164 · Session 3
What average waiting times were for the provision of assistive technology services, including wheelchairs, seating, prosthetics, orthotics,…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what average waiting times were for the provision of assistive technology services, including wheelchairs, seating, prosthetics, orthotics, augmentative communication and environmental controls, in each NHS board in each of the last three years, broken down by type of equipment.
The answer
This information is not held centrally. It is for NHS boards to commission and provide services, including assistive technology services, that best meet the needs of their local populations.
However, the wheelchair and seating services project team will look at the way in which wheelchair waiting times information is gathered throughout Scotland, and will work with the service managers to introduce a unified approach to the collection of meaningful and transparent data.
Following the Scottish Orthotic Services Review, a short-life working group, the Scottish Orthotic Review Recommendations Implementation Group has been established and a national project manager has been appointed. The project manager will work closely with NHS boards to introduce a unified approach to the collection of meaningful and transparent data.
I will shortly meet with the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists to discuss their Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in Scotland campaign, when the future delivery of AAC services will be discussed.
However, the wheelchair and seating services project team will look at the way in which wheelchair waiting times information is gathered throughout Scotland, and will work with the service managers to introduce a unified approach to the collection of meaningful and transparent data.
Following the Scottish Orthotic Services Review, a short-life working group, the Scottish Orthotic Review Recommendations Implementation Group has been established and a national project manager has been appointed. The project manager will work closely with NHS boards to introduce a unified approach to the collection of meaningful and transparent data.
I will shortly meet with the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists to discuss their Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in Scotland campaign, when the future delivery of AAC services will be discussed.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-10164 by reference.