Community Equipment Service (BNSSG CCG, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Glouc

Descriptions

Provision of an integrated community equipment service (ICES) for health and social care services in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire areasThe principal aim of the service is to ensure that residents who have been assessed by a prescriber as requiring equipment to enable them to live independently, or with support as part of a package of care are supplied with this equipment in a timely manner which is sensitive to their needs. equipment provided must be clean, safe and fully functional. Equipment will be provided for use in a service user’s own home, and in alternative locations approved by the contract manager.The service will be provided equitably across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area, meeting the needs of service users in city, urban and rural locations.No charge is made to service users for the provision of this service, provided they meet the agreed criteria and their needs have been assessed by a recognised prescriber.