Equipment and Adaptations

One of the ways to get a wheelchair or rollator is through the NHS. To request either a new wheelchair or a short term loan of a wheelchair for medical reasons (for example illness or an accident), please contact your GP or hospital consultant. They will make a referral for an assessment to the Services to the NRS

The following organisations also supply wheelchairs on short-term loans. Please contact them for details of any eligibility criteria and charging -

•  British Red Cross Society - telephone: 01482 499 830
•  Age UK - telephone: 01482 324 644
•  Hull Council for Disabled People - Telephone: 01482 326 140

For repairs, servicing and collection of wheelchairs, please contact the NRS Hull and East Riding via –

•  email: enquiries@her.nrs-uk.net (Opens in a new window) 
•  telephone 03448 936 375

or in person –

Hull & East Riding NHS Wheelchair Service
Wheelchair Assessment Centre
11, Reed Street
Hull
HU2 8JJ

Please note: NRS can only provide this service if the wheelchair was supplied by them. If you bought the chair privately, you are responsible for any repairs.