FI16766

Request

1. For your local authority area can you confirm who provides your community equipment service?

2. If outsourced, how long is the provider contracted for?

3. Are riser recliner armchairs available through your community equipment service?

• If yes, what is the eligibility criteria?
• If yes, what make and model are supplied?
• On average what are the timescales from referral to delivery?
  •  1 - 2 months
  •  2 - 3 months
  •  3 - 4 months
  •  4 - 5 months
  •  5 - 6 months
  •  6 months +
• If yes, how many riser recliner armchairs were supplied in 2024 and 2025?
• If yes, how much do you pay per unit?

4. How many individual funding requests have you considered for seating (in 2024 and 2025)?

5. If your community equipment service doesn’t provide seating, what is the process for a resident who is assessed as needing a riser recliner armchair?

6. Would your local authority be interested in re-using/refurbishing equipment such as riser recliner armchairs if it was available for local collection?

Response

Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The care authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address:   freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.