Competency Framework for Trusted Assessors

2024118

22/01/2024

FOI

1. How many equipment-based assessments did you carry out in the last FY?2. What is the current average wait time for this type of assessment?
3. Is it your organisation’s current policy to use Trusted Assessors within your equipment assessments pathways?
4. How many staff do you employ as Trusted Assessors?
a. What percentage are accredited / unaccredited?
b. If accredited, how many are accredited at level three? At level four?
5. Which roles and services are they based in?
6. What is your policy on refreshing their training?
7. Is the number expected to grow?
8. What percentage of equipment assessments are carried out face to face / remotely?
a. What percentage of assessments that are remote are telephone based / video based?
9. Can people access a DFG funded home adaptation without the involvement of an OT?
10. Is any of your Trusted Assessor provision outsourced?
11. Do you accept prescriptions or recommendations for equipment from external organisations such as care and nursing homes, housing associations, supported living providers or domiciliary care providers if the case handler is an OT (Occupational Therapist) or Trusted Assessor?
a. How many cases were handled of this type in the last FY?
12. Is your community equipment service managed in-house or via an external contract?

1. How many equipment-based assessments did you carry out in the last FY?
We do not do service led assessments, we undertake holistic assessments which may lead to an outcome of equipment being issued.
Approx no of items of equipment issued FY 22/23 = 13618, total value £1,691,369

2. What is the current average wait time for this type of assessment?-

The assessment data on our client system is not specifically for equipment therefore we are unable to answer this question and therefore we give notice under s17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held.

3. Is it your organisation’s current policy to use Trusted Assessors within your equipment assessments pathways?

We operate an equipment service which is jointly funded by the Local Authority and NHS, where professionally qualified AHPs and nurses from both organisations can assess and allocate equipment)

4. How many staff do you employ as Trusted Assessors? - None
a. What percentage are accredited / unaccredited? – N/A
b. If accredited, how many are accredited at level three? At level four? – N/A
5. Which roles and services are they based in? N/A
6. What is your policy on refreshing their training? N/A
7. Is the number expected to grow? N/A
8. What percentage of equipment assessments are carried out face to face / remotely?
See answer to Q1

a. What percentage of assessments that are remote are telephone based / video based?
See answer to Q1

9. Can people access a DFG funded home adaptation without the involvement of an OT?
This Grants system does not operate in Scotland

10. Is any of your Trusted Assessor provision outsourced? - No

11. Do you accept prescriptions or recommendations for equipment from external organisations such as care and nursing homes, housing associations, supported living providers or domiciliary care providers if the case handler is an OT (Occupational Therapist) or Trusted Assessor? – Any recommendations would be part of our social work referral and screening system and allocated appropriately to a suitably experienced assessor.

a. How many cases were handled of this type in the last FY?
109 from other NHS health boards in Scotland. None from external organisations such as care and nursing homes, housing associations, supported living providers or domiciliary care providers.

12. Is your community equipment service managed in-house or via an external contract? - In house

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