NHS Occupational Therapists have a unique tool to help expediate fast, efficient hospital discharge.
Bed-blocking reaches an all-time high, with thousands of patients unable to go home because they need help with stairs – the second most common hazard in the home (1). In conjunction with Occupational Therapists, AAT has developed its Universal Seat System for its brand-leading S-Max Sella stairclimber.
The combination of the Seating System and Sella amplifies discharge teams’ ability to optimise use of budgets and by-pass the need for either a major adaptation or adjustment of the home to deliver a safe stairway transfer solution within days, by recycling (re-issuing) the equipment.
The S-Max Sella provides a safe stair transfer solution in 99+% of cases which AAT assesses. The portable Class 1 Medical device certified kit requires no installation nor structural alteration to the home. The addition of the Universal Seat System means the Sella can be easily set up to ensure almost every potential user is safe and supported when using the Sella, irrespective of their physical and/or mental impairment. It is achieved without the need to purchase extra accessories. No other stairway transfer system offers such flexibility.
As part of the offering, AAT will also support the discharge team in the assessment process, to ensure the relevance of the solution for the person, the occupation and the environment, and personally train the carer in the Sella’s safe operation.
Says Peter Wingrave, AAT Director, “Even if it is a short-term solution whilst a larger and/or more permanent adaptation is undertaken, our Sella/Universal Seat System and re-issue capability gives a highly cost-effective and fast way to manage the potential risk of someone falling on the stairs, enabling them to be discharged and release the bed to ease corridor care.”
1. https://bregroup.com/press-releases/bre-report-finds-poor-housing-is-costing-nhs-1-4bn-a-year
Full details of the Sella and Universal Seat System can be found on AAT’s website at: www.aatgb.com/s-max-sella where adaptations teams can also book a free, no obligation client assessment or team demonstration session.