Wheelchair support
Referral for wheelchair services
- Wheelchair need identified by healthcare professional.
- Criteria checked:
- meets criteria, complete wheelchair referral form
- does not meet criteria, service that the patient is under to discuss that referral criteria are not met and hand out advice on hire, self-purchase options and signpost for financial support
Wheelchair provision guide
NHS Doncaster wheelchair provision includes:
- wheelchairs to meet basic mobility need, with necessary postural and pressure care components
- manual (non-powered) wheelchairs
- indoor and indoor outdoor powered wheelchairs controlled by the occupant including special controls
- bespoke and custom-made special seating where required
- the option of a personal wheelchair budget for patients that meet the criteria
NHS wheelchairs are not provided for the following:
- school use only (responsibility of Education authority to fund equipment used exclusively at school)
- work use only (funding can be sourced from the Access to Work scheme)
- sporting activities only
- in place of suitable static seating
- transportation purposes only
- children who can be accommodated in a standard retail buggy
- to manage behaviour in an individual who can walk
- as a form of restraint
- electric powered wheelchairs required for outdoor use only
- manual wheelchairs required for outdoor only mobility for less than daily use
- dual control powered wheelchairs
- attendant controlled wheelchairs
- short term loan wheelchairs
- rehabilitation purposes only, on wards or in the community. Provision will be made once rehabilitation has been completed enabling long term (greater than 6 months) wheelchair needs to be identified
- nursing, residential home, prison unless this will facilitate independent mobility unless required specialist equipment, for example, moulded seat
- the service does not provide trays unless required to support posture
- prison unless the chair provides independent mobility
- where National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines have not been exhausted
Wheelchair hire and self-purchase
There are numerous places to hire or self-purchase a wheelchair and we have listed below several options.
Hire a wheelchair
Self-purchase a wheelchair
We would advise that you check the weight limit and if anything bespoke or any concerns use a recognised mobility shop or supplier and ask for two opinions.
Page last reviewed: December 05, 2024
Next review due: December 05, 2025
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