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Wheelchair support

Referral for wheelchair services

  1. Wheelchair need identified by healthcare professional.
  2. 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

Dial Doncaster
Red Cross

Self-purchase a wheelchair

Eden mobility
Clark and Partners
Live well
Mobility Extra
Care co

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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