Lack of funding for SAFO splints- help

roypetzing
roypetzing Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited July 2024 in Housing and independent living
I owe my mobility to the NHS. I had SAFOs fitted some 12years ago, which enabled me to keep walking. Now however my present ones are so fatigued I am finding difficulty in walking. I am now in a position where I am being told that there is no funding and I am feeling let down despite having paid into the system for over 50 years during my working life

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  • Misscleo
    Misscleo Online Community Member Posts: 645 Pioneering
    Know how you feel. Work for 55 years then get told your costing us
     
    Well iv paid it in so have you. So we can have what we need 
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Hi @roypetzing and a warm welcome to the community! I am sorry to hear they have stopped funding. Who did you hear this from? I wear AFO's and have found if I self refer myself to a physio then they can point you in the right direction! 
    Hope you find the online community supportive :)
  • atlas46
    atlas46 Online Community Member Posts: 817 Pioneering
    Hi

    Try hsfcharity.com tel: 020 7202 1365, they give grants for such AIDS.

    Let us know how you get on.

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