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Bristol Communication Aid Service (BCAS) Bristol Communication Aid Service Tel: 0117 414 5850 E mail: cacadmin@nbt.nhs.uk AAC- What is this? Augmentative and Alternative Communication Equipment or Equipment or strategies to strategies to


  1. Bristol Communication Aid Service (BCAS) Bristol Communication Aid Service Tel: 0117 414 5850 E mail: cacadmin@nbt.nhs.uk

  2. AAC- What is this? Augmentative and Alternative Communication Equipment or Equipment or strategies to strategies to replace speech supplement which is existing unintelligible speech Impairment, Participation, Activity, Well Being

  3. What is AAC - Practical examples

  4. About the Service - Funding  Since April 2015 AAC services have received direct funding from NHS England  To provide assessments and equipment to the top 10% complex cases “low incident high cost”

  5. About the service – The team  Clinical Lead (SLT)  SLT’S  OT’s  PT’s  ASP’s  Equipment manager  MTO’s  Admin

  6. About the Service - The Region

  7. About the Service - Who we see Adults with progressive neurological conditions Head Injury clients Stroke Syndromes Who does AAC assist Childhood dyspraxia Children and adults with ASC Adults and children with Cerebral Palsy

  8. About the Service – Referral rates  Receive around 190 per year  This is rising each year  60% adults  40% paediatrics

  9. What do assessments involve  Multi professional assessment  Speech and language therapist (lead)  Occupational therapist  Physiotherapist  Assistant practitioner  Accompanied by family, school staff and local SLT  2 hours

  10. Assessment pathway  Initial Assessment  Equipment Provision session  Training and support sessions (remote or direct)  Reviews

  11. What assessments involve - Hardware

  12. What assessments involve - Software

  13. What assessments involve - Vocabulary

  14. What assessments involve – Access Method

  15. What assessments involve – Mounting

  16. Why we do this work  Case history of CS  Case of JS

  17. For more information …..  www.nbt.nhs.uk/bcas  www.communicationmatters.org

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