This is a one-day training course to improve competency and confidence when completing referrals to the Wheelchair Service. The course is aimed at all therapy-based referrers, such as Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants, and Physiotherapy Assistants.
Come along to our working group. The first session will be on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025, on MS Teams from 11 am to 12:30 pm, and then every third Wednesday of the month.
Welcome to your local Wheelchair Service newsletter. We hope you find the information in this newsletter useful. If you have any suggestions about the content in this newsletter, please email us at hants.iow.wcs@rosscare.co.uk
Our Community Health and Engagement Officers from our Hampshire and Surrey Wheelchair Services, Emily Galton and Alex Gournay, recently represented Ross Care at the Kidz to Adultz South exhibition in Farnborough on 1st May...
Feedback from our recent Wheelchair Referrer training day hosted by two of our clinicians, Kerry Schumann and Chantal Flax-Mashonga. The training was open to external healthcare professionals who often refer service users into the NHS Wheelchair Service...
Read the latest update from Richard Hammond, the Clinical Lead for the NHS Wheelchair and Repair Service in West Hampshire, Southampton and the Isle of Wight...
The Ross Care & Solent Uni teams have worked hard alongside Paralympic 3x gold medallist Peter Hull to organise an inclusive sporting event to help fundraise for locally based wheelchair sports clubs..
This is a one-day training course to improve competency and confidence when completing referrals to the Wheelchair Service. The course is aimed at all therapy-based referrers, such as Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants, and Physiotherapy Assistants.
Pick from the following dates: Tuesday 17 June or Tuesday 1 July 2025
At Ross Care, we are committed to improving the lives of children and young people who use wheelchairs. As a trusted provider of NHS Wheelchair Services, we understand that mobility is just one part of the journey - true empowerment and inclusion come from community, confidence, and opportunity.
The West Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Wheelchair and Repair Service will still be operating an out-of-hours service for emergency repairs only on Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
