PLUS – Patient Lending Utility Service

Need

•When someone becomes sick, the family is overwhelmed and do not know where to turn
•Over a quarter of disabled people say that they do not frequently have choice and control over their daily lives (Office for Disability Issues)
•Prolonged hospital stays are uncomfortable for the patient and they can develop infections
•More families of disabled people live in poverty, compared to other families (Office for Disability Issues)

Solution

•When someone becomes sick, Ezra Umarpeh steps into provide support, advice and medical equipment
•Our equipment allows the disabled to take care of themselves as much as possible
•Last year we provided equipment to 1232 people coming out of hospital
•Medical equipment allows the sick and disabled people to live a better quality life

Aim 1

To reduce hospital stays by providing medical equipment to facilitate home recovery

Activities

» Provide medical equipment to people coming out of hospital to include electric beds, hoists and electric bath chairs

What success will look like

We keep records of requests and service uptake. We set annual targets and performance indicators for outputs and outcomes and collect information about our achievements.

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Aim 2

To enable this sick, elderly and disabled to live a comfortable life

Activities

» Provide home healthcare and furniture equipment such as recliners, high back chairs and overbed tables

What success will look like

We will interview users to form case studies

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Aim 3

To allow the sick, disabled and elderly to remain independent in their everyday lives.

Activities

» Provide a range of mobility products so they can be up and about, to include walking frames, knee walkers and rollators
» Provide a variety of bathing and toileting aids, such as an electric bath chair or toilet frame, so the sick can attend to their needs with dignity.
» Preventative equipment like the oximeter and blood pressure monitor allow people to monitor their conditions and detect problems early.

What success will look like

We will send evaluation forms to users

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Aim 4

To give children the best start in life

Activities

» Lending mobility aids to children allows them to attend school and sports activities, keeping up with their peers.
» Breast pumps and baby scales ensure that children get the best start in life.
» When a baby is sick, a finger pulse oximeter or baby respiration monitor can make all the difference in allowing the child out of hospital.

What success will look like

We will use our loan software to produce reports to monitor our activities, producing evaluation reports for forward planning and making amendments to our services.

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Impact

There will be a broader availability of medical equipment, encouraging self-care, more social interaction and comfortable living. It will create healthier and stronger communities, working together to solve our problems. We will demonstrate our successes using data from our loan software, interviews with users and surveys to users, healthcare professionals and volunteers.

Risk

Project P.L.U.S is run according to Health & Safety standards, where all equipment is stored and maintained in the correct manner. Items which might cause serious bodily damage if misused (such as an oxygen concentrator) requires a written letter signed by a GP or clinician authorising Ezra Umarpeh to loan the item. Instructions (verbal and written) are provided for items which are not simple to use.

Reporting

Donors to this project will be updated on a six monthly basis, with a Project P.L.U.S progress report detailing its activities and developments.

Budget - Project Cost: £112,167

	Amount	Heading	Description
	£26,446	Night Care Products	Hospital beds, Pressure Relieving Mattresses, Memory Foam Matresses, Bed Side Rails, Side Rail Clips
	£31,215	Mobility Products	Adult and Children Wheelchairs, Bariatric Wheelchairs, Wheelchair Ramps, Children's Kay Walkers
	£23,478	Respiratory Products	Oxygen Concentrators, Finger Pulse Oximeters, Nebulizers, Humidifiers
	£18,811	Paediatric Products	Enuresis Bed Wetting Alarms, Breast Pumps, Baby Scales
	£12,217	Other General Medical Aids	Chair Commodes, Valley Cushions, Shower Chairs, Foot Stools, Recliners

Current Funding / Pledges

Source	Amount
Shoresh Charitable Trust	£10,000	Guaranteed
Veronique Charitable Trust	£1,000	Guaranteed
Rayne Trust	£1,000	Guaranteed
Steinberg Family Charitable Trust	£2,500	Guaranteed
Mauritz Mulder Charitable Trust	£1,000	Guaranteed

Location

We have 3 branches and an interactive website, offering a local and efficient service. Calls come from Hackney, Haringey, Barnet, Brent, Edgware, Ilford, Salford, Bury and further afield.

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of our project are numerous and of all ages and backgrounds. P.L.U.S will provide for children, young people, adults and the elderly who are ill or disabled. Many of these beneficiaries are on low income levels and live in disadvantage areas.