What we do

Provide wheelchairs and specialist wheelchair seating for permanent use, to children and adults who are registered with a Swindon GP.

Our team of dedicated Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and a Rehab Engineer carry out comprehensive assessments of clients' needs.

To allow our clients to be as independently mobile as possible, we issue:

  • Manual wheelchairs
  • Powered wheelchairs
  • Specialist wheelchair seating
  • Pressure-relieving wheelchair cushions

We work alongside Medical Engineering to provide custom-made seating and adaptations to wheelchairs where off-the-shelf products do not meet individual needs.

How to access our services

Please see Referrals and re-referrals.

Eligibility

Provision of equipment will be considered where the client meets all of the following criteria:

  • The client is registered with a Swindon GP
  • The client has been referred to the Service by their GP or Registered health professional
  • The client has a long-term, permanent diagnosed physical condition that restricts their mobility
  • The client requires the use of a wheelchair for at least four days per week
  • The client requires the use of a wheelchair for at least two hours per day 

Service operating times

Day Times
Monday-Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm
Friday 8.30am-4.00pm
Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays Closed

There is no out-of-hours service.

Contact

If you'd like to know how the Swindon Wheelchair and Specialist Seating Service can help you, contact your GP for a referral; or you can contact us directly:

Tel: 0303 333 1460
Email: gwh.swindonwheelchairservice@nhs.net

Postal address:

Swindon Wheelchair and Special Seating Service
Unit 12, Birch
Kembrey Park
Swindon
SN2 8UU

If you only want to use a wheelchair temporarily or occasionally, please contact the Red Cross on 01793 853723.