This section includes the majority of prosthetic clinical service providers and prosthetic component manufacturers who are responsible for the delivery of these services and products to the NHS, here in the UK.
The Section has published a paper (March 2016) which can be downloaded here, calling for senior NHS stakeholders for these specialised services, BHTA members and user representatives to share their knowledge and experience to devise a strategy, for the timely development and successful introduction of national currencies for Prosthetic Care services within the next 12 months.
BHTA believe that if the current level of spend made by NHS England on prosthetic services was available for front line care for patients, supported by an effective and appropriate program of national commissioning currencies, then the prosthetic services in the England would be able to meet the 5 Year Vision for the NHS by enabling patients to:
In order to facilitate this, it is the view of BHTA members that: