Mobility Centre

If you have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) – a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of smell or taste (anosmia) – the advice is to stay at home for seven days. All members of this household should remain at home for 14 days.

If you think you have symptoms, please do not attend your hospital appointment until you are advised it is safe to do so. Please contact us to rearrange your appointment, or to re-organise treatment and tests.

A session at the mobility centre

Mobility Centre

As a result of the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic The Mobility Centre is now closed to all outpatients.

If you require clinical advice or support please contact :

For amputee and prosthetic /artificial limb service: 0115 9691169 Ext : 56544/55688.
Clinical advice will be available Monday- Friday from 7.30pm-3.30pm

For the wheelchair service: 0115 9691169 Ext: 57581/57552
Clinical advice will be available Monday-Thursday from 8.30am-4.30pm and Friday 8.30am-4pm.

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 6848275

The Mobility entre prescribes and maintains artificial limbs, orthotics appliances such as splints and braces, wheelchairs, special seating systems, pressure relief cushions, technical services and assistive technology systems.

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.

Mobility Centre User Group

The mobility centre user group meets twice a year (March and October) and publishes a newsletter in the spring and autumn.

These informal meetings are generally attended by the centre manager and prosthetics and nursing staff who are happy to talk with patients to answer their questions and discuss their suggestions for improvements. They also offer a useful time for staff to update patients on service developments.

For more information get in touch using the contact details below or leave your name, address and email address at reception for a copy of the agenda and time of the next meeting.