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Information on the equipment provider and mandatory training for practitioners

Equipment

Camden Community Equipment service is provided by NRS Healthcare, as part of the Integrated Community Equipment Scheme (ICES).

This section provides information about ICES and what NRS Healthcare can support with. Guidance is available on how to report delays with ICES equipment and when to raise a safeguarding concern.

Care homes provide their own equipment and guidance is avaiable to distinguish equipment that is provided by Care homes and ICES.

The NRS Customer Service Team will be able to provide you with timely communication or resolution during office hours 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. 

The Customer Service Team is made up of clinicians and operational experts who have a direct link to the different areas of the NRS business (stock, route planning).  They are able to provide updates or problem solve. If your query cannot be dealt with during that first phone call, the Team will take ownership of the query, and call, email, or text you back with a resolution or update at the earliest opportunity.

The Customer Service phone number 0300 100 0253 is the single point of contact for prescribers

 

When calling the Customer Service Team, please ensure that your enquiry meets one or more of the below criteria so that your order can be prioritised:

  • Resident fit for hospital discharge and the equipment is essential for release
  • End of life – not just palliative care
  • Immediate risk of harm – pressure sores, risk of falls or any other injury having explored all opportunities to mitigate the risk
  • To prevent a hospital admission

If you have any feedback on the escalation process, please contract Tim Rising, Strategic Commissioner, or Jacqueline Garraway, Equipment Project Officer.

Last updated: 20 May 2024