Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Integrated Equipment Store (IES) support staff are a critical operational service.
The teams are responsible for the distribution of a wide range of essential health and social care aids, adaptations, and equipment. They deliver and install a wide range of disability and- mobility aids and equipment to people who are terminally ill, and patients being discharged from the hospital and to help support people to live independently and safer in their own homes or community settings.
The IES works closely with Allied Health Professionals and Health and Social Care Community Care teams across Argyll and Bute, Greater Glasgow, Clyde and Inverclyde. Orders for equipment can be anything from Telecare Alarms to specialised clinical equipment. Requests for equipment are received directly through an internal digital management system to process for delivery and installation.
IES Support staff arrange for the collection, decontamination, and recycling of various equipment, and are also accountable for the maintenance and inventory management of all equipment. This includes working closely with external suppliers of equipment.
William Taig, Argyll and Bute Integrated Equipment Store Manager said: "The day-to-day management of the IES is an essential service to help people successfully live happier, safer and for longer in their own home and community settings.
"Staff roles within the IES team are really rewarding, as we all make a difference and change people’s lives for the better."