Service News and Updates
The latest information from Emily Galton, your Community Health & Engagement Officer
Hi, I’m Emily Galton, the Community Health & Engagement Officer for the West Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Wheelchair & Repair Service. I have extensive knowledge of living and working with various disabilities – I’m a mother of a disabled child, and I’ve been a carer for adults, young people and my parents. I look forward to meeting many of you whilst working in this role!
ENHAM COFFEE MORN POSTER
Events, NewsENHAM TRUST – coffee mornings are due to start at Enham Trust. The first date for this will be Friday 19th November 10am – 11.30am at Enham Trust, Andover, SP11 6JS
Please see poster here ENHAM COFFEE MORN POSTER
Ample parking is available. This coffee morning will be held alongside the wheelchair repair clinics, but the coffee morning will be held in the cafe area at Enham trust. Please ask at reception on arrival. These coffee mornings will be open to all Enham residents and to the wider community attending for the wheelchair repair clinic and their relatives and carers. For more information, contact Emily on 0333 003 8071
Joint Coffee Mornings with SPCF – joint coffee mornings are set to go ahead with the Southampton Parent Carer Forum (SPCF) and myself, the CHEO for Hampshire and IOW wheelchair service. These will be accessible to all parents and carers within the Southampton and Hampshire area. The first one is set for Tuesday 23rd November at 10 AM virtually over Zoom. Come and have a chat with us, enjoy a tea/coffee, and talk about all things send and i will be there to talk about the Wheelchair service, the current projects i am working on, and to offer help with signposting and listen to gain feedback etc. For further details please contact Emily on 0333 003 8071
You can also contact the CHEO by emailing Emily.Galton@millbrookhealthcare.co.uk
Field Service Engineers – workshop repairs and maintenance
NewsOur friendly team of field service engineers are ready to assist you, should your wheelchair require any repairs or maintenance. If you find your wheelchair does need any repairs or maintenance work carried out, please contact the customer service team on 0333 003 8071
Our FSE’s will come to your home to carry out repairs and maintenance. Whilst visiting you at home, you can be rest assured that all of our staff members wear full PPE (mask, apron, gloves) and will even carry out any work outside of your property, if you would prefer this. Please just mention this either to the customer service team or to the engineer on the day.
Did you know we offer yearly pre-planned maintenance for powered wheelchairs? The customer service team will make contact with you when this is due. Therefore we would appreciate if you could keep us up to date with your latest contact details.