Prosthesis
A prosthesis is an artificial replacement body part. It is made for a part of the body that may have been missing at birth, that is lost in an accident or through amputation.
The most common types of prosthetics are body powered, meaning they attach to an intact limb and the use the motion of the body, however this can cause further complications such as intact limb pain and overuse, associated muscle pain plus socket irritation and skin issues
Veterans who have lost a limb whilst in military service or whose limb loss is attributable to an injury sustained whilst in service qualify for funding for their prostheses. Funding requests go through the Veterans’ Prosthetics Panel (VPP) which was established in 2012 and is an excellent way of ensuring that Veterans can access high quality prostheses regardless of which NHS Prosthetics Clinic they attend. This funding can be accessed repeatedly as protheses age, outgrow and warranties expire. https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/veterans-prosthetics-panel-funding-application-form/
Funding applications are made to the Veterans Prosthetic Panel to ensure high quality prostheses can be accessed, despite which DSC someone attends. This funding can be accessed repeatedly as protheses age, outgrow and warranties expire.
British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association (BLESMA) is a national service charity that also supports limbless veterans
to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Blesma is dedicated to assisting serving and ex-service men and women who have suffered life-changing limb loss or the use of a limb, an eye or loss of sight. They support these men and women in their communities throughout the UK and provide centralised assistance to those living overseas.
Blesma works closely with the NHS to ensure the latest advances in the relevant medical fields are converted into practical solutions that can benefit all of their members. They do not provide members prosthetics, but they do help prosthetists develop their skills at undergraduate and PhD level. For further information, visit the Blesma website. https://blesma.org/
A prosthesis is an artificial replacement body part. It is made for a part of the body that may have been missing at birth, or that is lost in an accident or through amputation.
The most common types of prosthetics are body powered, meaning they attach to an intact limb and the use the motion of the body, however this can cause further complications such as intact limb pain and overuse, associated muscle pain plus socket irritation and skin issues
If you lost a limb in Service, you can access the veterans’ prosthetics programme. This programme has enabled nine Disablement Service Centres (DSC’s) in England to offer enhanced services to veterans, accessed by referral from the veterans own GP.
Funding applications are made to the Veterans Prosthetic Panel to ensure high quality prostheses can be accessed, despite which DSC someone attends. This funding can be accessed repeatedly as protheses age, outgrow and warranties expire.
British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association (BLESMA) is a national service charity that also supports limbless veterans since injury for the remainder of their life.
