Joint Community Equipment Service

Tender description

Torbay Council (Council), in partnership with NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), commission a Joint Community Equipment Service (JCES), providing simple and complex aids for daily living, along with minor adaptations for people with health and social care needs living in Torbay (or who are registered with a Torbay GP). Lot 1: The main purpose of the Service is to provide equipment on loan to people living in the community enabling them to do tasks they would otherwise be unable to do or to provide support to a Carer to enable on-going care in their home environment. Equipment covers a broad spectrum of provision such as single to multiple; simple to complex; low-cost to high-cost and is determined by continually changing needs of Service Users. The flexibility of the Service will enable Service Users to live either independently or with the aid of Carers and/or community services, NHS and Social Service assistance. There is a wide range of community equipment required to meet therapeutic, rehabilitation, mobility, independence and communication needs. Any member of the community may need to use equipment for a short period of time, recuperating from an operation for example; others for an indefinite period. Equipment Users of all age groups who suffer from a disability and the provision of efficient and integrated community equipment provision will therefore make a great deal of impact in the following areas: a) Prevention: the Service has a significant contribution to make in terms of preventing admissions to Hospital or Care Homes; preventing delayed transfers of care; preventing or delaying deterioration in health, and preventing ill health, i.e. pressure sores etc.; b) Independence: the right equipment can help people maintain their independence by allowing them to continue to carry out everyday tasks such as toileting, bathing, feeding and drinking. Equipment can also help with mobility; c) Caring: equipment can enable care and nursing needs to be attended to in a community setting by either paid or family Carers. Equipment can keep the Carer safe when moving and handling is required preventing injury to the Carer and reducing the need for a home care package. The CES works alongside the provision of Simple Aids for Daily Living (SADL), which is a retail model. Complex Aids for Daily Living (CADL) in Torbay has more medical elements than CADL in some local authority areas.