... equipment, people have to have their health and social care needs assessed. The basic right to such an assessment is enshrined in the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, and in the Disabled Persons (Services, ... therapists, health visitors, nurse advisers, school nurses, specialist nurses and many other health professionals to provide services within a patient s home, the local GP surgeries and throughout ... inserts, limb supports, and spinal braces or corsets. 7.1 Provision Prostheses, ortheses and cosmeses come in ‘all shapes and sizes’ and cover a vast range of products and devices, from heart valve...