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Freedom Of Information Request Response

Daniel — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:04:25 +0000

I recently made a freedom of information request to NHS Gloucestershire regarding Wheelchair Services, I wanted to try and understand how well they were doing their job, below is the response I received. Information received from NHS Gloucestershire Open Government License From the above it seems only . . . → Read More: Freedom Of Information Request Response

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Post on Action Duchenne’s Campaigns Blog

Daniel — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:46:15 +0000

I was asked to write an update to my previous article regarding Wheelchair Services by Action Duchenne, you can find it on their Campaign Blog.

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Updates – CHC, Wheelchair, DFG & Change of Care Agency

Daniel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:05:03 +0000

I decided I really should update my blog with what has been happening recently, I apologise for not updating it sooner, I have no excuse, I’m just lazy when it comes to these things. The biggest update is that I have finally changed care agencies, I have had issues with my agency for years . . . → Read More: Updates – CHC, Wheelchair, DFG & Change of Care Agency

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Gloucestershire Personal Health Budget Pilot – Post 2

Daniel — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:48:47 +0000

I had a visit last week from the NHS regarding the PHB pilot, it was really just a baseline assessment, they will come back again in six months to see if anything has changed, hopefully this means I will be getting my budget soon. The man from the NHS filled out a pretty standard . . . → Read More: Gloucestershire Personal Health Budget Pilot – Post 2

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DFG Door Widening – Day 1

Daniel — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:24:47 +0000

I have been waiting since last year for my bedroom door to be widened, my nurse had suggested we contact the fire safety officer as she was concerned I could not get out of my room quickly in an emergency, I spend most of in my time in bed which is too wide . . . → Read More: DFG Door Widening – Day 1

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Occupational Therapy – Hygiene

Daniel — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:51:54 +0000

At the beginning of the year my nurse and I discussed hygiene, I’m currently stuck in bed so only get a bed bath, we decided to talk to my OT Mrs.K. She was very helpful and we discussed options, we came up with a viable option, a shower trolley which was padded and . . . → Read More: Occupational Therapy – Hygiene

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Wheelchair Services – Request for me to sign agreement on communication

Daniel — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:58:58 +0000

I received this letter in June regarding my email correspondence with Wheelchair Services and Social Services, lets be clear I did not excessively email or phone them, probably 3 or 4 phone calls and 33 emails (a lot of which were confirming I had received an email) in about 105 days. As I was . . . → Read More: Wheelchair Services – Request for me to sign agreement on communication

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Gloucestershire Personal Health Budget Pilot – Post 1

Daniel — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:43:03 +0000

There is currently a move to push Personal Health Budgets by the government to give patients/service users more control see this NHS page. The University of Kent, University of York, Imperial College, London and the London school of economics have joined up for a Government funded research project to assess how well PHB’s work for . . . → Read More: Gloucestershire Personal Health Budget Pilot – Post 1

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Wheelchair Services – email reply regarding speed etc.

Daniel — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:16:54 +0000

As I mentioned, I had sent Ms.Bush an email with a few questions about the power chair they want me to have, as usual the reply (when I finally got it) wasn’t particularly helpful. My first question was about speed, I think that a 6 mp/h chair is safer than a 4 mp/h one . . . → Read More: Wheelchair Services – email reply regarding speed etc.

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Wheelchair Services – Official Complaint Sent

Daniel — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:46:05 +0000

This blog may be a bit quiet while I go through the complaints process with PALS, I will continue to update my general postings regarding Wheelchair Services but will not comment on the complaints process while it is ongoing.

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