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Public healthEstablishing an interagency equipment fund for children with disabilities
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"We were concerned to hear that the provision of equipment for sick children is beset by difficulties. We recommend suitable mechanisms to improve the overall management and coordination of the purchasing, utilisation, maintenance and evaluation of equipment by health, social and education services and the voluntary sector." House of Commons Health Committee [edited]1
Children with disabilities often need specialised
equipment to enable them to make the most out of life. Despite its
importance, provision of this equipment is often poorly coordinated
with no consistency in what is provided nor how it is funded. In East Norfolk we have developed an interagency group to address this problem.
It includes members from the three main agencies (health, social
services, and education) encompassing a range of professional expertise
in assessing children's equipment needs. It funds equipment that is
not routinely provided by one or other of the statutory agencies, and
is financed by
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