Welcome  to our Home Page and the official website of the CED Accreditation Body.

In a combined venture, the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) and the National Association Equipment Providers (NAEP) are pleased to announce the establishment of the Community Equipment Dispenser Accreditation Body (CEDAB).

This new body will be responsible for registering the premises of Retailers who wish to dispense prescriptions for the supply of community equipment under the Transforming Community Equipment Services (TCES) programme. Under the new process, registered Retailers will be required to ensure that their staff, who dispense the prescriptions are also registered, as accredited Individuals, competent to do this.

This new body will also be responsible for registering the premises of Retailers throughout the United Kingdom, wishing to register their premises and who want to be recognised as an accredited Retailer.

The CED Accreditation Scheme is officially launched on 1st October 2008.

All Retailers wishing to apply for Registration of their premises and for staff Accreditation can access all the necessary information on this website.

Here you can access information on the Community Equipment Dispenser Scheme, apply for membership and update your Registration & Accreditation details. 

CEDAB is intended to be a web based organisation in order to keep operating costs and registration / accreditation fees to a minimum.

What is The CED Accreditation Body?
CEDAB was formed in 2007 to establish the first registration scheme and accreditation body to champion the provision of a quality assured prescription based dispensing service for the Community Equipment Services Retail Model and all Retail establishments throughout the United Kingdom. 

What does The Accreditation Body do?
By maintaining an up-to-date register of registered Retail premises and accredited Dispensers we will promote the core values of professional service and high standards in the provision of Assistive Technology products—whether they are provided through Statutory provision/ prescription redemption, or independently sourced by individuals who are ’self funding’ such equipment.  

What are the benefits of being a member of the Community Equipment Dispensing Scheme?
By registering your business and employing ‘accredited’ staff, consumers, their family and carers, clinicians and all statutory and third sector organisations will be assured of the Retailer having met previously undetermined standards — this will be endorsed by the display of the CED logo at your premises. The CED Dispenser Scheme is certified and is only mandatory for those Retailers who intend to participate in the redemption of prescriptions under the Retail Market Model. 

What do I do now?
You can view the complete Application Criteria & Guidance Notes for the Community Equipment Dispenser Scheme to evaluate the requirements of the Scheme for both Retailer Registration and as an Individual Dispenser. Please ensure you review this document in full to evaluate your compliance to the CED Registration and Accreditation Scheme requirement before making an application.