New Webinar from DLF: Accelerating Access to Equipment and Assistive Technology

Great response to our new webinar, “Very interesting and useful to find out more about how helpful AskSARA can be in practice.”

DLF recently hosted a brand new webinar, Accelerating Access to Equipment and Assistive Technology.

The webinar was aimed at anyone working in the health, adult social care, housing sectors and professionals involved in prescribing information and advice regarding Assistive Technology (AT). With over 35 attendants and 5 speakers the webinar addressed the much-needed shift towards self-management so that assessment resources can be prioritised for more complex cases. The speakers are all current DLF customers or advocates, demonstrating their support for AskSARA and the way in which it can accelerate beneficiaries access to AT. Those attending the webinar were engaged throughout the entire hour and a half and a lively Q&A session provided further great discussion points.

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Our Webinar Featured…

David Asquith

David is a Partnership Manager for DLF, and took the time to introduce DLF and AskSARA, and what it is we do.

Rachel Russell

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Rachel is the Senior Regional Adviser for Foundations, (take from her talk to explain what that is.) Rachel talked about how to reduce the time delays that are experienced by many who are waiting for an assessment, and when waiting for Assistive Technology, and how you can get it to those that need them. Rachel discussed how, by cutting the wait time for occupational therapy assessments by utilising self-assessment tools such as AskSARA, the expertise of those OTs can be utilised where is needed most, for the more complex cases.

Lee Owen

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Lee is the Community Development Coordinator for Staffordshire County Council. Lee discussed how to improve front door services, and how Assistive Technology can help with this. Lee discussed how Staffordshire have utilised AskSARA to help make the complex information about assistive technology more accessible to the general public, and put power back in the hands of the buyer by enabling them to make informed decisions.

Diane Clayton

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Diane is the Strategic Support Officer for The Independent Living Team of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. She talked about the implementation of AskSARA within the council and how it had drastically helped to reduce wait time for those needing assessments, as many people were now able to help themselves with this tool.

Gina Walton

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Gina is the Senior Project Manager at Kent County Council. Gina talked about their digital front door services and how they use AskSARA to provide people with information, guidance and advice so that people can better understand what support they need without having to wait for months to get it.

The webinar was thoroughly enjoyed by all attendees, with feedback from individuals who state:

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You can watch the webinar free by following this link:

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