Community equipment is provided free of charge, to support you to stay living at home independently, reducing the need to go into hospital or a care home. It can also be provided when you return home after a stay in hospital.
Examples of the types of equipment we may be able to loan to you are:
Community equipment in Portsmouth is supplied by Millbrook Healthcare.
They:
You can find guidance on ordering, returning, and maintaining equipment on this page.
Only authorised clinical practitioners such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists and nurses can order community equipment. Your client must have received a needs assessment.
To order community equipment, you need a community equipment service (CES) personal identification number (PIN).
Any equipment that is no longer needed should be returned to Millbrook.
You can either return the equipment to the warehouse yourself or arrange collection by contacting Millbrook.
This document is for professionals and residential home providers and outlines:
View the care home equipment policy.
Portsmouth City Council will provide Millbrook Healthcare with information about you at the point you are prescribed equipment. Your information will be held by Millbrook on behalf of the council and will only be used for the purposes of providing the equipment service. This may include sharing the data with other health and care organisations, where strictly necessary to ensure continuity of care. You can view the privacy notices for the council and Millbrook Healthcare at the links below:
