North East Essex Wheelchair Services

North East Essex Wheelchair Services If enquiring about a referral or wishing to speak with an occupational therapist at the wheelchair service, please contact as normal: 01255 201771 Who are we?

We are a small team consisting of three Occupational Therapists, one Technical Instructor, one Technical Engineer, and three Administrative staff. We contract the services of DGT to carry out maintenance, repairs, collections and deliveries of equipment. We are part of Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust (CHUFT). What do we do? We assess for and provide wheelchairs, accessories and

special seating to people who have a long term disability (expected to last six months or longer), requiring daily wheeled mobility. Where do we cover? We have approximately two and a half thousand wheelchair users of all ages, living in the Colchester and Tendring boroughs. We are funded by North East Essex NHS Clinical Commissioning Group. Access to Service

We accept new referrals from GPs, trained therapy staff, District nurses and Community Matrons through our secure e-mail address above. The form must be completed in full, in conjunction with the applicant, next of kin or carer. Clients already known to us, or their relatives, carers or health professionals, can contact us directly with new enquiries or requests without needing a new referral. We will ask if the client has given consent to do this where necessary. For any maintenance or repair issues with NHS wheelchairs please call DGT directly on 01245 468834. Eligibility criteria for equipment provision is set within a broad national framework and agreed between NEEWCS and the Clinical Commissioning Group. This takes into account local individual needs and resources. Assessment and waiting times

We aim to make contact and discuss new referrals or enquiries into our service within two working days of receipt. Face-to-face assessments are made from a waiting list which can take up to 18 weeks from initial contact but varies throughout the year, according to demand. Where clients are not deemed eligible for equipment we will work closely with them to provide the best advice on equipment and other local resources available to them.

If you're in the area, why not pop in to this event
21/04/2026

If you're in the area, why not pop in to this event

Inclusive summer activities. Go on, get booking.
19/03/2026

Inclusive summer activities. Go on, get booking.

CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE... AND FRIENDS!!
All things that our campers and day visitors said they gained at the Festival in 2026. Booking is now open for this year's event and we're looking forward to 9 days (and nights) of fun on the Essex coast.

And this year there's the opportunity for sponsored supporter places for bookings of 5 places or more. There's more information on the website at www.merseafestival.org.uk

Essex Outdoors Essex County Council SEND Sensation - Essex Short Breaks: Clubs & Activities BOSP - Brighter Opportunities for Special People Muscular Dystrophy UK Inspire Social Care Services incredABLE POP Essex Project 21
Nansa Norfolk Southend SEND Independent Forum Project Ltd & Independence Clubs CIC Shortbreaks for Disabled Children & Young People in Essex InterAct Maldon Pioneers Autism Anglia Colchester Gateway LEAPS Suffolk

Happy Birthday Tracy, hope you have a fantastic day.Love from all of us xx
23/01/2026

Happy Birthday Tracy, hope you have a fantastic day.
Love from all of us xx

23/12/2025
What a great afternoon we all had celebrating Christmas, lovely food and plenty of laughs.Thank you Secret Santa for our...
16/12/2025

What a great afternoon we all had celebrating Christmas, lovely food and plenty of laughs.
Thank you Secret Santa for our wonderful presents 🎁
Merry Christmas 🎄

Happy birthday 🥳 Chris, have a wonderful day 🥂🎉🎈Lots of love from us all xx
07/11/2025

Happy birthday 🥳 Chris, have a wonderful day 🥂🎉🎈
Lots of love from us all xx

Happy birthday Brett, have a fab day 😎🎈🎉🍻Love from us all xx
22/08/2025

Happy birthday Brett, have a fab day 😎🎈🎉🍻
Love from us all xx

What a great service
19/08/2025

What a great service

Beach wheelchairs available at Clacton & Dovercourt! 🏖️

Did you know? Beach wheelchairs are available for residents and visitors to use at Clacton Beach and Dovercourt — helping make our coastline more accessible to everyone.☀️

Beach wheelchairs at Clacton are available on a first come, first serve basis.

To arrange use at Dovercourt, please contact:
📧 dsp@tendringdc.gov.uk
📞 01255 686176

Please bring your ID, contact number, and company name (if applicable) to sign in.✅

Happy birthday 🥳 Craig - have a fun day and enjoy the fish and chips 😋 Love from us all xx
01/08/2025

Happy birthday 🥳 Craig - have a fun day and enjoy the fish and chips 😋
Love from us all xx

This month we went for a hattrick....We have celebrated our fabulous Nicky, Harry and Claire's birthdays. Thank you to y...
24/06/2025

This month we went for a hattrick....

We have celebrated our fabulous Nicky, Harry and Claire's birthdays.

Thank you to you all for everything you do for the team and our clients.

Today we have been at the celebrating community event. A chance to network and learn what services are around us to furt...
03/04/2025

Today we have been at the celebrating community event. A chance to network and learn what services are around us to further support our clients.
James has had a busy time preparing, presenting and then thankfully drove us home :-)

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Clacton Hospital, Tower Road
Clacton-on-Sea
CO151LH

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+441255201771

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