15/05/08 �- Wheelchair and Seating Services Modernisation: �Raising the Standards Event June 18, Stirling

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Wheelchair And Seating Services Modernisation Raising the Standards�

Workshop Event -� June, 9 2008, 10.00 am - 3.30 pm, Stirling Management Centre

An opportunity to contribute to the draft action plan for wheelchair and seating service modernisation within the context of service standards

Does your role include planning user focussed services that ensure access and social inclusion?

Does your area of service responsibility include provision of equipment and adaptations for wheelchair users?

Do you provide health or social care services that interface with the wheelchair and seating service?

Do you work with people with long term conditions who require wheelchair assisted mobility?

Are you a wheelchair user or do you represent wheelchair users?

Do you have responsibility for rehabilitation and / or disability teams?

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If the answer is YES then Raising the Standards is of relevance to you.

Places are limited and will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis.

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Programme:

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10.00 Registration and coffee

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10.30 Richard Carey� CEO NHS Grampian, Chair of Project Board

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10.40��Janet Garcia, Project Manager, National Project Update

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11.00� Short Sessions

�� Patient focus - Dan Isaac, Patients & Quality Division, SG

�� Repairs maintenance and provision - John Colvin, Head of Service, WESTMARC

�� Assessment and patient pathway - Dr Geoff Bardsley, Head of Service, TORT

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12.00 Plenary

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12.30� Lunch

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1.30� Workshop 1 - Assessment and patient pathway

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2.30� Workshop 2 - Eligibility Criteria

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3.30�� Closing remarks

Those wishing to attend should contact Nicola Scammell

Nicki Scammell

Patients and Quality Division

St Andrews House

Room GER

Regent Road

Edinburgh, EH1 3DG

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