The Disability Equipment Service including the Integrated Community Equipment Store 

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Who we are

The Disability Equipment Service (DES) comprises of:

 

  • A council funded assessment service, who assess peoples needs for disability equipment and or adaptations to homes that facilitate independence.
  • The Integrated Community Equipment Store (ICES) that provides equipment e.g toileting and bathing equipment,beds and hoists that has been identified following an assessment of your needs either by Social or Health Care Professionals.

 

How the Team works

The overall aim of our service is to facilitate peoples independence at home.

The store provides equipment both for this and to support nursing care packages including palliative care and rapid discharge from hospital.

 

What do we offer?

The DES treatment programmes involve strategies to improve independence that may also include the provision of equipment and modifications to peoples homes.

The ICES offers a 7 day delivery and collection service accessed in the main through Health and Social Care Professionals.

 

Support to Professionals

The DES Team including the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Equipment Provision also offers support and training for all Health/Social Care Professionals on any aspect of community equipment.

 

How to access the service

DES Assessment Service can be contacted by ringing 01204 337020 Monday Friday 9am to 5pm or emailing us at disabilityequipmentservices@bolton.gov.uk.

 

We can also be contacted by writing to us at:

DES

Crescent House

Lever Street

Bolton

BL3 6NN

 

The Clinical Nurse Specialist for Equipment Provision can be contacted by ringing 01204 462823 during office hours.

 

ICES can be contacted by ringing:

 

01204 337262 or 337060 Monday to Friday 8.30am to 7pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm or

by faxing 01204 337076 or 337250.

 

You can email the service here icesstore@bolton.gov.uk

When sending patient identifiable information please use the confidential option.
A system has been put in place to enable ICES to read encrypted emails

 

To view the Equipment catalogue, please click on the link below.  (This will open another webpage).

 

Equipment Catalogue