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Welcome to
the latest issue
of Assistive
Technology
Practitioner,
exclusively for members of
the Healthcare and Assistive
Technology Society.
Last week I was very
pleased to report to both the
BHTA Board and the Society
Advisory Group that we have
now reached 600+ members
– a fantastic achievement.
It’s so important to get
recognition for the hundreds
of ‘unsung heros’ who, on
a daily basis, support and
assist professionals to make
informed choices about their
clients & patients. There have
also been a few incidences
where Assistive Technology
suppliers have been
questioned before entering
and even prevented from
entering premises because
they weren’t registered
with a recognised body
HMS Mobility sponsor and
organise an annual charity
fundraising event in the
Picturesque Somerset village
of Martock.
As Society Member, Garry
Hellings explains; this years
event was on Sunday 5th July
where 300 vintage and classic
vehicles gathered from all
corners of the UK, with the
furthest vehicle driving down
from Kilmarnock 465 miles
each way!
Every year, the road closes
at 10am where the pavements
are lined with hundreds of
spectators who watch, wave
and cheer through a 300
vehicle cavalcade. Then at
11am the family show opens
with bar, live music, 25 retro
shops and stalls, 100 seater
undercover mobile carvery
Sunday lunch, ice cream,
bouncy castle, face painting,
pedal car racing and lots
more. The show has now
become the largest event held
at the village, a staggering
£7,300 was raised and
donated to
Martock
Charity Shop who, since
opening in 2006, have
donated £300k, yes £300k,
selling bric a brac to help
disabled children in Somerset
and the South West.
This brings the Retro
Fundraising total to almost
£15k in the 3 years we have
put on the event which has
grown considerably from the
dream of mustering 25 classic
minis and raising £1k to MCS.
Full details www.
retrofundraising.co.uk
It takes Garry and his
daughter Kirstie, 12 months of
their spare time to put the event
on. Next year is already being
booked up for Sunday 3rd July
2016. Support Garry and Kirstie
for a very worthwhile cause by
visiting the event next year!
Garry Hellings, Member from
HMS Mobility Solutions Ltd.
Garry is personally vetted
by Devon and Somerset
Trading Standards Buy With
Confidence Scheme.
Assistive Technology Practitionerthe newsletter of the healthcare and assistive technology society issue 3
Your Society retrofundraisingand therefore couldn’t be
‘verified’ – Acknowledgement
and recognition of the
Society from our customers,
professional associates,
procurement teams etc. goes
hand in hand with building the
membership and is something
the Council are now very
focussed on.
It was great to be in Leeds
recently and meet with
Society member, Michelle
Re, at the Posture & Mobility
Group Conference. Michelle
talked about different aspects
of her job and you can read all
about it on page 6.
We have also been working
really hard to try and pull
together the documentation
needed to complete the
pilot of the PSA accredited
register – a random selection
of members will soon receive
an invite to join the pilot and
for those who complete the
process, you will become
the founder members of the
Society accredited register.
Our work has also been
brought to the attention of
NHS England as they strive
to make the NHS the safest
healthcare system in the world
and hope to report more on
this aspect of our work in the
next issue.
This a very exciting time for
the Society and I would urge
all members to encourage
colleagues and other industry
partners to join the cause.
Kay Purnell, Chair
Society Council
Garry and Kirstie (his daughter) with Ben McGrail on BBC Somerset 95.5FM interviewing them about the fundraising.
Your Society 1
RetroFundraising 1
Assitive Tech and me 2
Baroness in a barrow 2
NHS Autism Guidelines 3
Dementia Friend 3
License Payment 4
CPD Diary 5
Member Profile 6
Contact us 7
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ASSISTIvE TECHNOLOGy PRACTITIONER issue 3
I am a Chartered
Physiotherapist, working
in private practice, who
specialises in musculoskeletal
problems and sports injuries.
Whether I am treating an
elite athlete with a career –
threatening injury, helping
a desk-bound office worker
to improve their posture,
or rehabilitating a patient
with whiplash following
a road traffic accident I
see the overall aim of my
physiotherapy treatment to
promote normal posture,
normal movement and
therefore normal function.
In order to achieve this I
utilise many different hands-
on treatment skills to mobilise
joints and soft tissues, then
compliment this with exercises
or activities the client can do
at home. However, I often use
assistive technology to aid our
overall goal of normal function.
I have a particular interest in
treating ruptures of the rotator
cuff shoulder tendons. There
are 4 muscles that make up
the rotator cuff; tendons attach
these muscles to the bones
of the shoulder joint, where
they help to stabilise the joint
in order that strong functional
movement can be achieved.
Tears may be due to trauma
(for example, a fall onto the
shoulder) or spontaneous
rupture due to gradual
degeneration of the tendon.
A complete rupture of one
or more rotator cuff tendons
often results in a significant loss
of shoulder movement, while
the weight of the arm pulling
down on these injured soft
tissues can cause significant
pain. In extreme cases the
client may be unable to lift their
arm away from their side.
Surgery to repair the tendons
may be an option, but it is not
always appropriate. However,
there are some excellent
shoulder braces which help
to restore the anatomical
alignment of the joint, relieve
pressure on the injured
tendons, support the weight
of the arm and therefore help
to reduce pain. Other postural
muscles around the shoulder
are now more likely to work
efficiently, and the client may
even begin to use use these
muscles in different ways to
help restore some movement.
As the human body is
notoriously fickle I often apply
tape to the shoulder joint
to mimic the brace we are
considering. This enables the
client to experience the type of
support the brace will provide
and the effect it will have on
their symptoms. This greatly
reduces the likelihood of a
wasted purchase.
Whether being used as a
short term solution whilst
awaiting surgery, or on an
ongoing basis, I find assistive
technology products like these
invaluable in complimenting
my treatment and promoting
normal function and
independence for a whole
range of clients.
Diane Howell MCSP
Chartered Physiotherapist
Assistive Technology and me
A national group of wheelchair users and
advocates led by Baroness Tanni Grey-
Thompson DBE headed to Parliament
Square to call for an improvement to
wheelchair services in England before
more users are adversely affected by the
poor levels of service present.
Baroness Grey-Thompson (right) posed
in a wheelbarrow alongside former
anesthetist Dr Jean Waters (left) and
patient champion Fiona Carey (middle) in
front of the Houses of Parliament to
highlight the importance of the right chair.
The Wheelchair Leadership Alliance is a
commitment group tasked with improving
wheelchair services for users across
England. The group brought together MPs
and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs),
as well as other healthcare professionals
and senior figures who will be vital to
bring about success, at a launch event,
highlighting the issues facing wheelchair
users in getting the right chair at the right
Baroness in a barrow as wheelchair alliance launches
time and launching a wheelchair charter and
national improvement campaign.
The Alliance says that it is crucial that
wheelchair users receive the right chair at
the right time in order to lead a normal life
but many users often face severe delays to
receive their chair. Additionally, it says that
there are no set standards for budget per user
and there is no current clear idea of what is
spent on wheelchair services in NHS England,
leading to widespread confusion and varied
levels of service for users across the country.
Baroness Grey-Thompson said: “For
too long wheelchair services have been
inadequate and it is time that wheelchair
users are listened to and provided a proper
service, rather than being marginalised.
The huge variation in quality of services
across the UK is astounding, and means a
huge proportion of wheelchair users are left
immobilised, frustrated and ignored. Now we
want to get this issue on the radar of people
who can influence change and also get them
behind the campaign by urging them to
pledge their support to the Charter.”
In addition to healthcare professionals
and CCGs, members of the public can
pledge their support to the Wheelchair
Charter and campaign online through the
Alliance’s website. The Alliance hopes
support from people in positions of
influence as well as the general public will
help bring about change faster.
For further information about the
campaign, and the charter, which is a 10
point document which outlines the key
principles that wheelchair services should
aspire to, please visit the website: www.
rightwheelchair.org.uk. The campaign is
also on twitter at @rightwheelchair.
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ASSISTIvE TECHNOLOGy PRACTITIONER issue 3
The NHS has announced
new draft guidelines to help
transform the care of people
with learning disabilities and/
or autism. The new draft
service model is the
latest piece of work
to emerge from
the Transforming
Care for People with
Learning Disabilities
programme, which
is a joint piece of
work between the
NHS England, the
LGA, ADASS, the Care
Quality Commission
(CQC), Health Education
England (HEE) and the
Department of Health (DH).
The Service Model sets out
nine overarching principles
which define what ‘good’
services for people with
learning disabilities and/
or autism whose behaviour
challenges should look like.
Highlights include:
Providing more proactive,
preventative care, with better
identification of people at risk
and early intervention;
Empowering people with
a learning disability and/or
autism, for instance through
the expansion of personal
budgets and personal health
budgets and independent
advocacy;
Ensuring access to activities
and services that enable
people with a learning
disability and/or autism to
lead a fulfilling, purposeful life
(such as education, leisure)
Jolanta Lasota, Ambitious
about Autism CEO explains
why these principles are so
important for those with
autism and how they affect
their education:
“One in a hundred people
in the UK have autism, so it
is crucial that government,
health care and local
authorities understand
that with the right support,
planning and
opportunities
across their
support network,
many people with
autism have the
ability to lead
a fulfilling and
purposeful life.
“It is
particularly
encouraging
to see access
to leisure activities included
in the principles. We have
found that for the students
at our TreeHouse School and
Ambitious College, access
to vocational and leisure
programmes including
horticulture, equine and
photography are really
important for both their
enjoyment and education.
These activities can also help
to find a career path, so it is
crucial to their development.
“Whilst education is crucial
to personal development,
it can only be effective
within a wider framework
of good health and social
care arrangements. We are
delighted to see all-round
quality of care for those with
autism being addressed by the
NHS and hope it goes a long
way to supporting those with
autism and other less visible
disabilities.”
Read the new guidelines
at http://www.england.
nhs.uk/wp-content/
uploads/2015/07/ld-draft-
serv-mod.pdf
Visit Ambitious about
Autism at: www.
ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
nhs guidelines aims to help transform care
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia
Friends programme is the
UK’s biggest ever initiative to
change people’s perceptions of
dementia. It aims to transform
the way the nation thinks, acts
and talks about the condition.
Dementia touches the lives
of millions of people across
the UK. Dementia Friends was
launched to tackle the stigma
and lack of understanding that
means many people with the
condition experience loneliness
and social exclusion. We need
to create more communities
and businesses that are
dementia friendly so that
people affected by dementia
feel understood and included.
Whether you are at work
helping those affected by
dementia or out and about in
your community, becoming
a Dementia Friend means
you will have an increased
understanding of the condition
and some of the actions you
can take to help those living
with dementia.
The actions you take can
be big or small. For example,
if you work in customer
service and find a customer is
struggling with their change,
you can be patient and assist
them. If you are working
in a hospital and notice
someone looking a little lost or
confused, you can ask if they
are ok and offer them help.
Become a Dementia Friend
download the dementia-friendly technology charterThe dementia-friendly technology charter is part of Alzheimer’s Society’s commitment to building more dementia-friendly communities. The charter contains lots of guidance for people like you on how to make technology work for people based on their individual needs.
The charter will help you learn about:• What people have told us about living with dementia and their thoughts
on how technology could help.• How technology services can support people living with dementia and
their family and friends, before diagnosis, after diagnosis, during a crisis and when there are other complex needs.
• What a good quality technology service should look like. Issues to consider including ethics and consent and the re-evaluation of needs and outcomes.
If you think this charter can help you in your role, download it now.
It’s these small actions which
can make a big difference to
the lives of people living with
dementia.
Here’s a great example
of an action from Dementia
Friend Clive Sutherland: ‘To
be patient with my neighbour
who is recently living with
Dementia, introduce myself to
her when I see her and remind
her that I’m from next door.’
There are two ways to
become a Dementia Friend:
Attend an informative
and interactive face-to-face
Information Session in your
community.
Become a Dementia Friend
online by watching a short
video in which you hear
from Gina, who is living with
dementia.
To find out more visit
dementiafriends.org.uk
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buying products for their
elderly parents.”
David is confident that
the system will help retailers
develop useful and profitable
business, and with the first
retailers signing up there is a
real ‘buzz’ around the scheme.
“The system also builds a
reliable cash flow to balance
income on those months when
sales targets are lagging.
Retailers can receive full RRP
with no need to discount
and you don’t have to be
Motability Approved. you
can also reduce or eliminate
expensive HP and interest free
offers and you won’t lose a
potential customer because
you cannot provide a suitable
finance solution.”
So why is David offering his
scheme to other companies?
“We have no desire to expand
geographically and so it
makes sense to look to licence
reputable retailers in key areas
throughout the UK. Licence
costs are typically recovered
by the very first contract.”
A retailer that has developed
and has been successfully
running its own system to
deal with client’s high rate
DLA/Pip Mobility allowances
for a number of years is
now offering to help other
companies to generate
business using the scheme –
with the first dealers already
signed up!
Society Member, David
Penman started Here to
Help Mobility in 2008 after
spending five years working
for direct selling companies
in the marketplace and also
working with retailers on a
self-employed basis. “I enjoyed
working in the marketplace
when I was working for the
direct selling companies,
but I didn’t like the way that
business was conducted
sometimes and so that was
the reason that I decided to
branch out on my own.”
David says that he had what
he describes as his ‘eureka’
moment with margins getting
squeezed when products
were being sold through the
Motability scheme.
“There was a good deal
of dis-content around at the
time concerning the way
the Motability scheme was
working for retailers and so
I wondered if it might be
possible to develop a scheme
ASSISTIvE TECHNOLOGy PRACTITIONER issue 3
David stresses though
that retailers applying for a
license will have to be vetted
carefully. “We have to be
careful about which retailers
will be using the scheme of
course as our reputation is at
stake and we have worked
hard to get to this stage.”
Last year David visited
Trade Days and this year
his company will be on
the exhibition show floor
looking to explain more
about the scheme. “I found
the show interesting last
year, particularly some of
the companies that had the
smaller stands that we were
unaware of and that had some
good products and services.
Hopefully retailers will find
exactly that when they visit
our stand later this year.”
Here to Help Mobility will be
on stand C73 at Trade Days.
To speak to David, call 0800
694 0340 or email enquiries@
heretohelpmobility.com
that we could use and which
would work better for us. We
also wanted to try to find
something to use that involved
less administration too.”
And that’s just what David
did. He took commercial legal
advice, formulated contracts
and sought compliance from
the DLA Department of Works
and Pensions.
“It’s fair to say that there
was some initial reluctance
to overcome” he told us,
“however we persevered
and have been using our
system since 2009 with zero
complaints from either clients
or the DWP. David has over
200 customers using the
scheme these days.”
David tells us that the
scheme operates in a similar
way to Motability but with
a much higher degree of
flexibility, as there are no
restrictions on model types,
whether units are new or pre-
used and it can accommodate
any type of extras or add-
ons. “The scheme is most
appropriate for higher cost
Midi/Maxi/ powerchairs and
can be either self-funded or
funded externally. you can
also utilise the system to
provide contract hire for those
clients who aren’t eligible for
Motability or for the growing
market of clients who are
Retailer looks to license payment system
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septemBer 2015R82 UK Ltd - Structured Training in the Management of Medical Devices – Posturally Supportive Equipment for Children – September 9th & 10th – Block 1: Mechanical, 15th & 16th – Block 2: Technical, 23rd & 24th – Block 3: Clinical. City & Guilds Accredited and endorsed by the College of Occupational Therapists. Halesowen. £185 +vAT per Block.
Invacare – Alber training – September 9th 2015 – Bridgend – FOC
Sunrise Medical Limited - Manual Mobility Selection: Linking Assessment to Appropriate Prescription (CMAN) - Wednesday 9th September 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders.
Sunrise Medical Limited – Manual Wheelchair Assessment (CMDE) - Thursday 10th September 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders.
ASSISTIvE TECHNOLOGy PRACTITIONER issue 3
Invacare - Scooter Servicing/Maintenance – September 23rd 2015 – Bridgend - FOC
Quantum - Quantum powerchair training programme - 17th September 2015 – Pride Mobility - A deposit is required for each delegate that you wish to attend the Quantum training. This will be returned to you once the specific training has been attended.
Global Training by Silvalea – Paediatric Sling Solutions - 23rd September – Interactive Online Training - FOC.
Sunrise Medical Limited - Scooter and Powerchair Service and Maintenance (TPSM1) - 23rd September 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders.
Pride Mobility Products Ltd Training - Introduction to Pride Mobility Products Technical Trouble Shooting – September 23rd 2015 – Pride Mobility - A deposit is required for each delegate that you wish to attend the Pride training. This will be returned to you once the specific training has been attended.
Global Training by Silvalea – Sizing & How to Measure - 24th September – Interactive Online Training - FOC.
JCM Seating Solutions Ltd – Postural Management Workshop: Specialist Seating - 24th September 2015 - FOC - Peterborough, JCM Head Office.
octoBer 2015Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance of Patient Lifters – 1st October - FOC – Bridgend
Invacare - Kuschall (Dealers only) - 6th October- FOC – Bridgend
R82 UK Ltd - Structured Training in the Management of Medical Devices – Posturally Supportive Equipment for Children. 6th & 7th – Block 1: Mechanical, 13th & 14th – Block 2: Technical, 20th & 21st – Block 3: Clinical - City & Guilds Accredited and endorsed
British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) – BTEC in Healthcare & Assistive Technology. Wellingborough. £525+vAT for Society Members. 2 day course. 10th–11th September 2015.
Sunrise Medical Limited - Seating and Positioning for Function and Mobility – for Dealers (CMDE) - 15th September 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders.
Sunrise Medical Limited - JAy Product Training for Dealers (PJAy) - Wed 16th September 2015 – West Midlands – £100 but receive £470 RRP worth of JAy seating products upon course completion.
Global Training by Silvalea – Amputee Sling Solutions - 16th September 2015 - InteractiveOnline Training - FOC.
Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance & Adjustment on Manual Chairs – September 16th 2015 – Bridgend – FOC
Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance & Adjustment on Power Chairs – September 17th 2015 – Bridgend - FOC
Global Training by Silvalea – Walking & Standing Harness Solutions - 17th September 2015 - Interactive Online Training - FOC.
Invacare - Pressure Ulcer Awareness & Mattress Care – September 22nd 2015 – Bridgend – FOC
by the College of Occupational Therapists. Halesowen. £185+vAT per Block
Sunrise Medical Limited - Powerchair Service & Maintenance – Mechanics (TPSM4) – 7th October 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders
Invacare - Power Chair Controls Set-up & Operation - 7th October – FOC – Bridgend Invacare - Fault Finding on Power Chairs – 8th October – FOC – Bridgend
Sunrise Medical Limited - Powerchair Service & Maintenance – Electronics and Diagnostics (TPSM2) - 8th October 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders Electric Mobility – Servicing / Maintenance & Fault finding for Rascal Mobility Products – 7th October 2015 - Ilminster. FOC including Lunch.
JCM Seating Solutions Ltd - Technical Training - 8th October 2015 – Peterborough – FOC.
Invacare - Introduction to Invacare Manual Wheelchairs – 13th October – FOC – Bridgend Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance & Adjs on Manual Chairs – 14th October – FOC – Bridgend Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance & Adjs on Power Chairs - 15th October – FOC – Bridgend
Global Training by Silvalea – Complex Sling Solutions 1-14th October 2015 – Interactive Online Training. FOC.
Global Training by Silvalea – Complex Sling Solutions 2 - 15th October 2015 – Interactive Online Training. FOC.
Global Training by Silvalea – Manual Handling Products - 21st October 2015 – Interactive Online Training. FOC.
Pride Mobility Products Ltd Training - Introduction to Pride Mobility Products Technical Trouble Shooting – October 21-22 2015 – Pride Mobility - A deposit is required for each
cpd opportunitiesseptemBer-octoBer 2015
If you’re aware of other CPD opportunities Society members might find useful, please let us know at [email protected]
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just right is hugely satisfying.
My area is pretty rural with communities
spread over a large area so it’s important
to be good at map reading and enjoy
listening to music or Radio 2 to keep you
going when attending a remote home visit!
What advice would you give to anyone
who wants to get into you role, or into
the industry in general?
If you seek real job satisfaction and enjoy
interaction with people – and some of it
is very personal when trying to resolve
a pressure issue – then fewer jobs allow
you to get to meet such a broad range
of people and feel good when you leave
virtually every call.
How would you like to develop/where do
you see yourself in five years?
Maybe it’s because of my clinical
background but I would like to get
more involved with clinical trials and
new product testing for pressure care
products. It’s so important to have
an evidence base to be able to talk
confidently to customers about different
solutions.
What are your thoughts on the Society
and where did you hear about it?
Our Sales Manager encouraged us all
to consider joining the Society as she
felt that it was important to belong to
a Society which represented our skill
set – even though I’m an OT and am a
member of COT I think recognition of
the Society code of conduct will become
important for our future role working
alongside other professionals. As we
work in the Health and Social Care arena,
the newsletter gives an insight to what’s
happening that may affect our work in
local authorities and the NHS.
Michelle Re, South West Territory Manager
Sumed International Ltd
Integrity House, Unit 1-2 Graphite Way
Hadfield, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 1QH
T: 01457 890980 · M: 07557 113134
F: 01457 890990 · E: [email protected]
ASSISTIvE TECHNOLOGy PRACTITIONER issue 3
What’s your name?
Michelle Re
What’s your job title?
Area Manager (Wales &
South West). As an OT,
I am the only practicing
clinician in the Sales Team at Sumed and
regularly meet former OT colleagues
working in the seven wheelchair centres
in my territory.
What does your role involve, day-to-day?
Day to day I work alongside NHS Wheelchair
Service and Community Equipment Service
Therapy teams delivering pressure care
education and product training. I also
work with Tissue viability Nurses to advise
on pressure care. Sumed are constantly
developing its portfolio bringing products
which heal and maintain healthy skin. My
role is to promote these products across
my area and provide training and servicing
to my clients I particularly enjoy the group
training sessions for AHP’s or District Nurses
and it’s nice to feel an accepted member
of their team when we visit clients after a
training session as they often refer to me as
the ‘RoHo Expert’ rather than a sales rep.
What skills do you think are the most
important in doing your job?
Listening and communication skills are
the most important, whether listening to a
client or presenting to a group of AHP’s. It’s
important to understand the boundaries
of the role – especially as I’m an OT often
working alongside fellow OT’s– but my role
is about answering questions and advising
on typical outcomes rather than prescribing
the particular product for the client.
Patience and diplomacy are probably
the other key skills, clients often have
complex needs and I need to understand
their particular issues and offer practical
solutions.
Ability to participate in pressure
mapping sessions is particularly satisfying,
we don’t manage to pressure map every
client but it’s essential for some clients
and getting their seating & positioning
memBer profiledelegate that you wish to attend the Pride training. This will be returned to you once the specific training has beenattended.
Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance of Mattress Pump – 21st october – FOC – Bridgend Invacare - Servicing/Maintenance of Mattress Pump - 22 October- FOC – Bridgend
Global Training by Silvalea – An Introduction to Slings - 22nd October 2015 – Interactive Online Training. FOC.
Sunrise Medical Limited - Mobility and Seating System Selection: A Paediatric Focus (TPSM2) - 22nd October 2015 – West Midlands – FOC to Sunrise Medical Account Holders.
Invacare - Pressure & Posture in Wheelchair Seating - 27 October – FOC – Bridgend Invacare - Robin Overhead Hoist – 28-29 October - FOC - Bridgend
Quantum - Quantum powerchair training programme – 29th October 2015 – PrideMobility - A deposit is required for each delegate that you wish to attend the Quantum training. This will be returned to you once the specific training has been attended.
contacts for BookingsInvacare – Call Joan James on 01656 776283 or email [email protected]
Sunrise Medical – Laura Payne on 01384 421 538, email laura.payne@sunmed. co.uk, or visit www.SunriseMedical.co.uk/STEPS
Global Training by Silvalea - +44 (0) 1626 331655 [email protected] or visit www.trainingbysilvalea.com
Quantum Rehab – Call Hayley 01869 324600 or email [email protected]
Pride Mobility – Call Chris on 01869 324600 or email [email protected]
R82 UK Ltd – Call 0121 561 2222, or email Martyn Davis on [email protected]
Electric Mobility – Call Sharon Newton on 01460 258118 or email [email protected]
JCM – Contact Rachel Davis on [email protected]
British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) – Contact Nigel Woods 0207 702 2141 or [email protected]
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Darren AwangCourse Director of the MSc in Assistive Technology Coventry University
Clare CanaleChair of the Posture Mobility Group
Prof. Duncan EatonExecutive AdvisorAll Party Parliamentary Health Group
Dr. Sally GoslingAssistant Director for Practice & Development, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
Ray Hodgkinson MBEDirector of Public Affairs, British Healthcare Trades Association
Ian McCreathPersonal Choice Programme Manager, The Alzheimer’s Society
Julia ScottChief ExecutiveThe British Association of Occupational Therapists
Alison SomekChief Executive Officer, Somek and Associates
Kay Purnell (Chair)Business Development Manager, Blatchford’s Clinical Services
Diane HargroveSales and Marketing Director, Sumed International UK (Ltd)
Kenneth MunroManaging Director, W Munro (Rehab) Ltd
Myrddin JamesDirector, 3r Mobility
Richard HandleyManaging Director, Care and Independence Systems Ltd
Thank you to the
members who have
sent in applications
to join the Council,
but we’d still like to see more of you
represented - this is a chance for you
to be involved with the running of the
Society and the direction it takes.
General terms of service are:
• members are elected to serve a two
year term;
• a member may serve a second
term, for a further two years, at the
discretion of the Council;
• if two consecutive terms of service
have been served (4 years) there
must be a minimum of a year
break before an application can be
submitted to re-join;
• all council members are expected
to attend a minimum two out of the
three meetings throughout the year;
• all council members to alert the
Secretariat of any potential conflicts
of interest;
• the role is unpaid; and
• lunch and refreshments are provided.
If you are interested in joining the
Council, please forward a Cv, with a brief
explanation of what you would hope
to get out of the role, to membership@
hatsoc.org.
governance
PATRON
Baroness Glenys Thornton,
Patron, became a working
Labour peer in 1998. From
1998 - 2008 she has served on various
select committees, and worked on a
huge number of bills passing through the
Lords - most of the legislation concerning
Children, the Disabled and Charities.
In addition to her role as Patron of
the Society, the Baroness is also Patron
of Social Enterprise UK, a Governor of
the London School of Economics and,
from her appointment in 2015, the Chief
Executive of the young Foundation.
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contact the secretariat We want to hear from our members, whether you have questions to ask, issues to raise or some experience you want to share with other practitioners.
For general queries: T: 0207 702 2141E: [email protected]
For membership queries: T: 0207 702 2141E: [email protected]
Philip Woodward, Accreditation and Professional Development Manager
T: 0207 702 2141E: [email protected]
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recruitment to the council – calling all members!
advisory Board
The Advisory Board is Chaired by our
Patron, Baroness Glenys Thornton.
A body of senior figures from the
industry, either practising or retired, that
advise the society Council and make
recommendations for long term growth
and the achievement of corporate aims
and objectives. The Board do not instruct
the Society Council but advise it.
society council
The Society Council is the main
administrative body of the Society with
the following responsibilities:
• to ensure standards and the corporate
aims and objectives
• to oversee the achievement of
membership growth, renewal and retention
targets, as set out in the business plan
• debate/discuss procedural matters
relating to the running of the Society
• to monitor and analyse trends in
membership growth, renewals and
retention
• to report to and advise the Advisory
Board on matters concerning the
management of the Society
• to meet three times a year.
meet the council
meet the advisory Board
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