{"id":4908,"date":"2020-07-28T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/?post_type=policy_context&#038;p=4908"},"modified":"2020-11-20T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:13:50","slug":"using-community-equipment-safely","status":"publish","type":"policy_context","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/policy_and_guidance\/using-community-equipment-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Using community equipment safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/10\/community-equipment.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/10\/community-equipment-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"a walking frame, adjustable bed and reclining armchair\" width=\"184\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/10\/community-equipment-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/10\/community-equipment-640x358.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/10\/community-equipment.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a>Provider staff must immediately notify a Health or Social Care professional, where they may be needing to use items of equipment with a client, in a manner for which it was not designed. Do not put excessive force on items of community equipment, or use it in any way which would put the client\u2019s or carer\u2019s safety at risk.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[755,551,553,555,552,554,556,549,550],"tags":[545],"class_list":["post-4908","policy_context","type-policy_context","status-publish","hentry","category-community-equipment-minor-adaptations-and-tecs","category-extra-care-housing","category-group-based-care-and-day-services","category-personal-assistants","category-personal-care-at-home","category-personalised-support-and-enabling","category-replacement-care-services","category-residential-and-nursing-care-homes","category-supported-living","tag-equipment"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/policy_and_guidance\/4908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/policy_and_guidance"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/policy_context"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}