See answers to previous information requests

1. For your local authority area can you confirm who provides your community equipment service?
This information is publicly available: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/care-and-support-adults/support-services-and-assessments/support-home/new-community-equipment-services-provider

2. If outsourced, how long is the provider contracted for?
5 years; 3 years remaining.

3. Are riser recliner armchairs available through your community equipment service? Yes
a) If yes, what is the eligibility criteria: Clinical need - requires it for sit to stand no other suitable chair, unable to raise the chair. Requires built in pressure care.
b) If yes, what make and model are supplied: Accora lite, comfort and bariatric
c) On average what are the timescales from referral to delivery?
i. 1 - 2 months
ii. 2 - 3 months
iii. 3 - 4 months
iv. 4 - 5 months
v. 5 - 6 months
vi. 6 months +
R: 10 days
d) If yes, how many riser recliner armchairs were supplied in 2024 and 2025?
Information not available - change of provider due to provider failure; information is not held by our organisation.
e) If yes, how much do you pay per unit: This is commercially sensitive information.

4. How many individual funding requests have you considered for seating (in 2024 and 2025)?
Nil - N/A

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?
N/A

6. Would your local authority be interested in re-using/refurbishing equipment such as riser recliner armchairs if it was available for local collection?
Through our equipment provider we reuse and recycle items.