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answer text: It is the responsibility of local social care services to determine and make arrangements for the provision and repair of communication aids and assistive technology.The ““Vision on Adult Social Care, Capable Communities and Active Citizens”” is clear that councils should commission a full range of appropriate preventative and early intervention services such as re-ablement and telecare, working in partnership with the national health service, housing authorities and others.Generally, councils may supply equipment costing up to £1,000 free of charge but in some circumstances may make direct payments to purchase equipment or adaptations themselves.No discussions have taken place between the Secretary of State for Health, the right hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr Lansley), and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the right hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr Pickles), about the funding of communication aids and assistive technology for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Local authorities are responsible for assessing the adult social care needs of local people and making arrangements to ensure that eligible needs are met. They are also responsible for determining spending on adult social care to meet local needs and priorities.Professor Mansell's report ““Raising Our Sights”” included views from the Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities Network, Mencap, families, care staff, service managers and other respondents. The report recommended that the Government consider whether funding the provision and repair of communication aids for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities should be the responsibility of the NHS or of local authority social care services.The question of monitoring and assessment are for local determination. The White Paper ““Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS”” proposes closer worker relationship between the NHS and local authorities. NHS and local authority partn…
answer given date: 2011-09-06+01:00
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