Mobility Centre

The centre in based at the Nottingham City Hospital on Hucknall Road. It is on the right hand side as you enter Gate 3.

We are open Monday-Thursday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm and Friday 8 am – 4pm.

There is disabled parking outside the Mobility Centre but space may be limited. Please allow adequate time to find parking before your appointment. If you are disabled but do not have a Blue Badge please talk to the reception staff.

This service supports people with acquired limb amputation or with a congenital absence/difference. We prescribe and maintain prosthetic limbs, as well as providing support for non-limb wearers. We primarily support patients across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

We have a dedicated team of prosthetists, consultants, occupational therapists, nurses, physiotherapists and psychologists here at the Mobility Centre. To speak to a specific member of the team please call the number below and the reception staff will assist you.

If you have been issued with a prosthetic limb from our centre, NHS guidelines now require the limb to be serviced annually to ensure it is mechanically safe. If you have not been seen by us in over a year please contact to arrange an appointment.

For the amputee/prosthetic limb service: Call 0115 969 1169 ext 56544 or email nuhnt.limbappointments@nhs.net

For professionals who need our referral form please email the above address.

This service prescribes and issues short-term and long-term loan wheelchairs, including electric wheelchairs, special seating systems and pressure relief cushions.

For the wheelchair services call 0115 969 1169 ext 74647 / 77552 / 77581 or email wheelchair.referrals@nuh.nhs.uk

If you have a wheelchair provided to you by this service that requires either maintenance or repairs, please contact the NHS approved repair service Ross Care on 0115 684 8275.

For professionals who require a referral form please email the above address. If you require a wheelchair from us please contact your GP to fill in a referral form.

The Artificial Eye Centre is also based here. All support/bookings cannot be done in person and must be made by calling 01253 951133.

The Nottingham Traumatic Brain Injury Service provides a specialist case management and rehabilitation service to people in the Nottingham area who have sustained a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury.

The Brain Injury team provide services including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Outreach Occupational Therapy.

For more information about this service please click the following link: https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/nottingham-traumatic-brain-injury-service/ Please note that the contact details are out of date, the correct number can be found below.

To speak to a member of the team please call 0115 969 1169 ext 75150 or email traumaticbraininjuryservice@nuh.nhs.uk

To speak to a member of the team please call 0115 969 1169 ext 56549.

Please dial 0115 969 1169. Use the extension numbers below to be forwarded onto the correct team.

Prosthetics/Limb Difference – 76544

Wheelchairs – 74647 / 77552 / 77581 (Repairs - 0115 684 8275)

Traumatic Brain Injury – 75150

Reablement – 56549

Artificial Eye - 01253 951133

 

For assistive technology system advice or referrals, please contact the Electronic Assistive Technology Service at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via email on: dhft.eat@nhs.net or Tel: 01332254980.

Wheelchair Referral Criteria

Long term wheelchair and cushion referral form

Short term loan wheelchair referral form

Please note the two forms above are password protected. To get the unlock code for these documents, please Tel: 0115 962 7927