Health and Social care Committee
Access to medical technologies in Wales
MT ToR 13 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
CSP Wales Office
1 Cathedral Road
Cardiff CF11 9SD
029 2038 2429
Committee Clerk
Health and Social Care Committee
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
CF99 1NA
October 2012
Dear Chair and Committee Members
Health and Social Care Committee’s Scope for an Inquiry into Access to Medical Technologies in Wales.
General Introduction
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in Wales is pleased to provide a written contribution to this stage of the inquiry.
Physiotherapy is a profession which uses a range of medical technologies in the delivery of services and treatment modalities.
Key points from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
· Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease
· Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury or handicap
· Investigation, replacement or modification of the anatomy or a physiological process
· Control of conception
They also highlight 12 categories of products, as determined by the Globa Medical Devices Nomenclature (GMDN) Agency. The committee may wish to look at these to help determine which would be the most important categories to look at. Alternatively, the committee might use this nomenclature to help define the range for inclusion so that medical technology can be looked at in its widest sense.
· respiratory technologies in relation to weaning patients from ventilators
· electromechanical medical technology (for developing diagnostics) and electrotherapy treatment modalities such as transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS),
· hospital hardware in relation to treatment beds and plinths for gym based physiotherapy
· Non-active implantable technology in relation to advancing rehabilitation for joint replacement
· Single use technology in relation to syringes and needles for injection therapy
· Technical aids for disabled in relation to advances in wheelchair development, advances in adjuncts to walking (frames, functional electrical stimulation, prosthetics and orthotics).
Concluding comment
The CSP hopes the committee finds this contribution useful and looks forward to following the progress of the review. If further information is required please do not hesitate to contact us.
In association with:
The CSP Welsh Board and the Welsh Physiotherapy Leaders Advisory Group
About the CSP and Physiotherapy
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK’s 50,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and support workers. The CSP represents 2,000 members in Wales.
Physiotherapists use manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and rehabilitative approaches to restore, maintain and improve movement and activity. Physiotherapists and their teams work with a wide range of population groups (including children, those of working age and older people); across sectors; and in hospital, community and workplace settings. Physiotherapists facilitate early intervention, support self management and promote independence, helping to prevent episodes of ill health and disability developing into chronic conditions.
Physiotherapy delivers high quality, innovative services in accessible, responsive and timely ways. It is founded on an increasingly strong evidence base, an evolving scope of practice, clinical leadership and person centred professionalism. As an adaptable, engaged workforce, physiotherapy teams have the skills to address healthcare priorities, meet individual needs and to develop and deliver services in clinically and cost effective ways. With a focus on quality and productivity, physiotherapy puts meeting patient and population needs, optimising clinical outcomes and the patient experience at the centre of all it does.
Philippa Ford MCSP
CSP Policy Officer for Wales
029 2038 2429
07990542436