Contacts for related services we do not provide

Car mobility and safety advice and equipment

Contact the Queen Elizabeth Foundation Mobility Service for information and advice on 01372 841 100 or email mobility@qef.org.uk

General home maintenance and repairs

For council properties, contact the Occupied Repairs team on 020 7167 1986. For housing association properties, contact your housing association directly. 

Maintenance, servicing and repair of specialist home lifts and hoists installed by the council

Contact the Lift Section on 020 8854 8888 or liftsection@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Medical need to move home

If you need to move to a more suitable property due to medical or disability needs, call the Housing Occupational Therapy team on 020 8921 2614 or email DHIT-Housing-OT@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Mobility aids, such as walking frames and standing equipment

Contact your local physiotherapy service or GP practice for a referral.

Non-specialised home safety aids and equipment that’s readily available

Contact your landlord or purchase privately.

Overcrowding issues

For needs relating to overcrowding, contact the Housing Inclusion Service on 020 8921 2863 or housing-inclusion@royalgreenwich.gov.uk, or the Access and Allocations Team on 020 8921 2941 or housing-allocations@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Specialist pressure-relieving and tissue viability advice and equipment

Contact your local community nursing team on 020 8294 3130 or email oxl-tr.CCNTeam@nhs.net

Specialist seating, sensory integration and OT input into education settings

Contact Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Children’s Occupational Therapy service on 020 8836 8621 or oxl-tr.childrenstherapies@nhs.net, if you have a Greenwich GP.

Specialist sensory equipment for children with hearing or vision impairments

Contact Royal Greenwich Children’s Sensory Service on 020 8921 5215

Wheelchairs and specialist buggies

Contact Greenwich Wheelchair Service on 020 3045 5100 or email greenwich.wheelchairservice@nhs.net