To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the terms of reference are of the consultation on the Murrison report on prosthetic services.
The Terms of Reference for the Review into NHS Prosthetics Services for military veterans are:
Gather evidence on the current and future needs of veterans for prosthetics services, and on the provision and cost of services;
The future funding of high specification, evidence-based prosthetics services within the national health service;
The possible contribution of personal health budgets and the inclusion of this in continuing health care arrangements;
How regional variations in service can be minimised;
The possibility of designating centres of excellence for NHS prosthetics care;
The effectiveness of the Seriously Injured Leavers Protocol currently being piloted;
How the transition from the armed forces' prosthetics care to the NHS can be improved including liaison between the new army recovery centres, the four rehabilitation centres in England, Headley Court and the NHS;
An initiative is in development within the NHS medical directorate to ensure that the NHS deals better with the rehabilitation and recovery needs of the general population. Discussions with clinical advisors to the Department of Health team could consider how to link provision for trauma and after care with these initiatives;
Longer term implications for the new Defence National Rehabilitation Centre;
Clarification of responsibilities in the new NHS architecture for commissioning prosthetics services for those leaving the armed forces; and
The role of service charities in helping to meet the realistic needs of individuals over and above that which the NHS can provide.
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No2 people think not
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