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Committee Enquiry ~ Wheelchair Services in Wales 18/12/09

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee

Wheelchair Services In Wales ~ Call For Evidence

The Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into wheelchair services in Wales and is calling for those with an interest or expertise in this area to submit written evidence.

Background

Wheelchair services in Wales have attracted criticism in recent years, in particular around waiting times both for assessment and provision.

The Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee has therefore launched an inquiry into the assessment and provision of wheelchair services and the effectiveness of these services in meeting the needs of wheelchair users in Wales.

Terms of Reference

The Committee has agreed the following terms of reference for its inquiry:

To inquire into the provision of wheelchair services in Wales for children and adults, including:

• Waiting times for assessments and wheelchair provision
• The arrangements for commissioning and providing wheelchairs through the Artificial Limb and Appliance Service and through local arrangements for short-term use and the possibilities for developing new arrangements within the new NHS structures
• The effectiveness of wheelchair services in meeting individual needs, such as those of children and young people, adults in employment, war veterans, and those with progressive conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis.
• The arrangements for reviewing individual need and for the updating, maintenance and repair of wheelchairs.
• Equality considerations in the provision of wheelchairs including, for example, geographical variation; provision across age-groups; issues affecting BME groups and Welsh speakers; and the accessibility of wheelchair services in terms of location, opening times and information.
• The use and effectiveness of performance and quality indicators in wheelchair services.
• The resourcing of wheelchair services in Wales.

Interested parties are invited to submit written evidence to the Clerk of the Committee at the address below, to arrive no later than Friday 18 December 2009.

If possible, please supply an electronic version in MS Word or Rich Text format, either by e mail to health.wellbeing.localgovt.comm@wales.gsi.gov.uk  or on a disk.

The Committee may call on those who have submitted written evidence to supplement it in oral evidence to the Committee. Please indicate in your response whether you would be prepared to give evidence in person.

Witnesses should be aware that once written evidence has been submitted to the Committee it is treated as the property of the Committee. It is the Committee’s intention to place written papers on its website, and they may subsequently be printed with the report.

It is normal practice for the National Assembly to publish evidence provided to a committee. Consequently your response may appear in a report or in supplementary evidence to a report. The National Assembly will not publish information which it considers to be personal data.

In the event of a request for information submitted under UK legislation, it may be necessary to disclose the information that you provide. This may include information which has previously been removed by the National Assembly for publication purposes.

If you are providing any information, other than personal data, which you feel is not suitable for public disclosure, it is up to you to stipulate which parts should not be published, and to provide a reasoned argument to support this. The National Assembly will take this into account when publishing information or responding to requests for information.

Membership of the Committee: Lorraine Barrett AM, Peter Black AM, Andrew R T Davies AM, Irene James AM, Ann Jones AM, Helen Mary Jones AM, Dai Lloyd AM, Val Lloyd AM, Darren Millar AM (Chair).

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Y Pwyllgor Iechyd, Lles a Llywodraeth Leol

Gwasanaethau Cadeiriau Olwyn Yng Nghymru ~ Galwad Am Dystiolaeth

Mae’r Pwyllgor Iechyd, Lles a Llywodraeth Leol wedi cytuno i gynnal ymchwiliad i wasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn yng Nghymru, ac mae’n galw ar rai sydd â diddordeb neu arbenigedd yn y maes i gyflwyno tystiolaeth ysgrifenedig.

Cefndir

Felly, mae’r Pwyllgor Iechyd, Lles a Llywodraeth Leol wedi lansio ymchwiliad i’r gwaith o asesu a darparu gwasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn ac effeithiolrwydd y gwasanaethau hynny o ran diwallu anghenion defnyddwyr cadeiriau olwyn yng Nghymru.

Cylch gorchwyl

Mae’r Pwyllgor wedi cytuno’r cylch gorchwyl a ganlyn ar gyfer ei ymchwiliad:

Ymchwilio i’r ddarpariaeth o wasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn yng Nghymru ar gyfer plant ac oedolion, gan gynnwys:

• Amseroedd aros am asesiad a darparu cadeiriau olwyn;
• Y trefniadau ar gyfer comisiynu a darparu cadeiriau olwyn drwy’r Gwasanaeth Aelodau Artiffisial a Chyfarpar a threfniadau lleol ar gyfer defnydd tymor byr a’r posibiliadau o ran datblygu trefniadau newydd o fewn strwythurau newydd y gwasanaeth iechyd gwladol;
• Effeithiolrwydd gwasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn o ran diwallu anghenion unigolion, megis anghenion plant a phobl ifanc, oedolion sydd yn gweithio, cyn-filwyr rhyfel a’r rhai sy’n dioddef cyflyrau sy’n gwaethygu, fel sglerosis ymledol;
• Y trefniadau ar gyfer adolygu anghenion unigolion ac ar gyfer diweddaru, cynnal a chadw ac atgyweirio cadeiriau olwyn;
• Ystyriaethau’n ymwneud â chydraddoldeb wrth ddarparu cadeiriau olwyn, gan gynnwys, er enghraifft, amrywiaethau daearyddol; darpariaeth ar draws y gwahanol oedrannau; materion sy’n effeithio ar grwpiau pobl dduon a lleiafrifoedd ethnig a siaradwyr Cymraeg; a hygyrchedd gwasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn o ran lleoliad, amseroedd agor a gwybodaeth;
• Y defnydd o ddangosyddion perfformiad a dangosyddion ansawdd mewn gwasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn ac effeithiolrwydd y dangosyddion hynny;
• Ariannu gwasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn yng Nghymru.

Cyflwyno tystiolaeth

Nid oes rhaid i gyflwyniadau roi sylw i’r holl feysydd uchod a bydd y Pwyllgor yn croesawu tystiolaeth ysgrifenedig gan unigolion a sefydliadau, gan gynnwys pobl sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o wasanaethau cadeiriau olwyn yng Nghymru. Byddwn hefyd yn cynnal sesiynau lle bydd cyfle i roi tystiolaeth lafar.

Gwahoddir y rhai sydd â diddordeb i gyflwyno tystiolaeth ysgrifenedig i Glerc y Pwyllgor drwy ei hanfon i’r cyfeiriad isod erbyn Dydd Gwener, 18 Rhagfyr 2009. Os yn bosibl, cyflwynwch fersiwn electronig ar fformat MS Word neu Rich Text, naill ai mewn neges e-bost at health.wellbeing.localgovt.comm@wales.gsi.gov.uk neu ar ddisg.

Gall y Pwyllgor alw ar y rheini sydd wedi cyflwyno tystiolaeth ysgrifenedig i ategu’r dystiolaeth honno drwy gyflwyno tystiolaeth lafar gerbron y Pwyllgor. Nodwch yn eich ymateb a ydych yn fodlon rhoi tystiolaeth lafar.

Dylai tystion fod yn ymwybodol y caiff unrhyw dystiolaeth ysgrifenedig a gyflwynir i’r Pwyllgor ei thrin fel eiddo’r Pwyllgor. Bwriad y Pwyllgor yw rhoi papurau ysgrifenedig ar ei wefan, ac efallai y cânt eu hargraffu gyda’r adroddiad.

Mae’n arferol i’r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol gyhoeddi tystiolaeth a ddarperir i ymchwiliad. O ganlyniad, efallai y bydd eich ymateb yn ymddangos mewn adroddiad neu mewn tystiolaeth ategol sy’n rhan o adroddiad. Ni fydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn cyhoeddi gwybodaeth sy’n ddata personol yn ei farn ef.

Os ceir cais am wybodaeth a gyflwynwyd o dan ddeddfwriaeth y DU, efallai y bydd angen datgelu’r wybodaeth a ddarperir gennych. Gall hyn gynnwys gwybodaeth a ddilëwyd cyn hynny gan y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol at ddibenion cyhoeddi.

Os byddwch yn darparu unrhyw wybodaeth, ac eithrio data personol, nad yw’n addas i’w datgelu i’r cyhoedd yn eich barn chi, eich penderfyniad chi yw nodi pa rannau na ddylid eu cyhoeddi a rhoi dadl resymol dros hyn. Bydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol yn ystyried hyn wrth gyhoeddi gwybodaeth neu ymateb i geisiadau am wybodaeth.

Aelodau’r Pwyllgor: Lorraine Barrett AC, Peter Black AC, Andrew R T Davies AC, Irene James AC, Ann Jones AC, Helen Mary Jones AC, Dai Lloyd AC, Val Lloyd AC, Darren Millar AC (Cadeirydd)

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Gaynor Jones, Rheolwr Cyswllt, De Orllewin Cymru, Outreach and Liaison Manager, South West Wales/Cyfathrebu Allanol, Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru; External Communications, National Assembly for Wales, Mob: 07854 229650, Tel: 01554 832512.

www.cynulliadcymru.org, www.assemblywales.org