CELG(4) HA 13

Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

Inquiry into Home Adaptations

Response from : Velindre NHS Trust

Consultation Comment Form

Comments on: REF 102 Inquiry into Home Adaptations

Date Consultation period ends : 01/02/2013

Name:                  Dr Sue Morgan

Title:                     Executive Director of Nursing and Quality

Organisation:      Velindre NHS Trust

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What more needs to be done to improve home adaptation services in Wales.	Increasing focus on providing care closer to home, including care at home and complexity of care needs and demographic changes would indicate that this will be a requirement into the long term.  As consequence will require adequate resourcing and timeliness of service provision.
	The needs of palliative patients not always considered - time scales for DFG's are lengthy and therefore cannot be accessed
	Response times for adaptations across the 5 LHB's vary greatly
	Rapid Response budgets (C & V) that run out before the end of financial year results in work being carried out by social services which delays discharge.

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