The Integrated Community Equipment Service provides equipment on loan to help adults and children with activities of daily living across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The service is operated by Nottingham Rehab Supplies (NRS) and managed by Paul Bolton, Contract Manager.

ICES provides:

• Equipment for daily living, eg toiletting and bathing equipment
• Equipment for home nursing, eg special mattresses for pressure relief
• Mobility equipment, eg walking frames
• Minor housing adaptations, eg grab rails and small ramps

Wheelchairs are NOT provided through ICES. but by the wheelchair service. 

How to access equipment from ICES.

 
In order to receive equipment from the ICES, service users must have been assessed by a member of the health and / or social care team. This might be an occupational therapy assessment or an assessment by a district nurse or physiotherapist. 

For an assessment contact Cambridgeshire Direct on:
                    Tel:  0845 045 5202

Once equipment has been provided on loan, it remains the property of the Integrated Community Equipment Service.

How can I purchase my own equipment?

Daily living equipment is available to purchase from a number of independent suppliers around the county. Clink on the link on the right for a list of suppliers.

Equipment CANNOT be purchased directly from ICES.

How to return equipment to ICES

If you have a piece of equipment you no longer require, or your equipment requires replacing, you may contact ICES on:

                 Tel:  0845 121 3456


They will arrange collection or replacment as required or you may return the item yourself directly to the store, which is located at: 

   Unit 1 Kestrel Place
   Hinchingbrooke Business Park
   Huntingdon
   Cambridgeshire
   PE29 6FJ

Repairs and maintenance of equipment

If you have a piece of ICES equipment that requires a repair, please contact ICES on: 

           Tel: 0845 121 3456

If the repair is urgent (for example a hoist breakdown) and you are calling outside normal working hours (8.30 – 5pm) you will be directed to the out of hours service.

Direct payments for equipment

To find further information on how direct payments can be used for the purchase of equipment please visit our Direct Payments pages.