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It ensures that equipment provided within the community is
provided from a joint service.
What is ICES?
ICES aims to play a vital role in helping disabled people of all
ages, including children, to develop their full potential and to
maintain their health and independence.
Previously, Health and Social Services worked separately and this
lack of co-ordination was sometimes against the interests of
equipment users.
Due to the Government making a significant investment in
modernising and expanding these services, Health and Social
Services are pooling their budgets and working together so more
people can benefit from equipment that meets their needs.
This means that there have been some big changes in the way that
community equipment services are provided. Services are:
- Integrated - to make it easier for people to get the equipment
and help they need
- Modernised - to take full advantage of the latest developments
in technology
- Expanded - so that more people, including children, can benefit
from them
To develop the service, Health and Social Care Services in
Newham are working together in new and different ways and involving
service users and carers more closely than ever before. Users and
their representatives can now help plan and monitor service
developments and see real benefits.
What is Community Equipment?
Community Equipment covers a wide range of equipment for home
nursing usually provided by the NHS, such as pressure relief
mattresses and commodes, to equipment for daily living such as
shower chairs and raised toilet seats, usually provided by Social
Services. It also includes (but is not limited to):
- Minor adaptations, such as grab rails, stair rails and foot
steps
- Equipment for people with sensory impairments, such as flashing
doorbells, aids to help you see better and hearing aids
- Communication aids for people with speech impairments
- Assistive technology such as telecare equipment which includes
fall alarms, gas escape alarms and devices that sound an alarm when
a vulnerable person wanders out of the home
Who is eligible for equipment?
You will be provided equipment subject to need, based on a
professional assessment. You can qualify for an assessment if:
- You are a resident of the London Borough of Newham
- You are permanently or substantially disabled
- Your disability significantly affects your ability to carry out
essential tasks of daily living at home, or means your carer is not
able to provide the help you need
We do not take referrals directly from the public. If you would
like to access our service please get in touch with your
occupational therapist, speech and language therapist,
physiotherapist, district nurse or social worker and they will
refer you on to us.
However, if you would like more information about our service
please contact us on 020 8430 2222.
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