Forum meetings
We meet four times a year and our meetings are open to the public. Everyone is welcome to come along - there's no need to register!
Our Wheelchair Forums are hybrid sessions held four times a year and are open to the public to join - there's no need to register!
What happens at our meetings?
The purpose of these meetings is to ensure that we hear the voices of wheelchair users who receive a wheelchair from the NHS Wheelchair Service, as well as those who purchase/hire from mobility stores and mobility scooters which are privately purchased, and their experiences are shared with organisations that can help improve services.
We discuss a wide variety of topics in these meetings, including:
- NHS wheelchair services
- Private providers of wheelchairs
- Mobility scooters
- Wheelchair assessments
- Accessibility issues
- Issues raised by people who use wheelchairs and mobility scooters
AJM Healthcare, the company currently contracted to provide NHS wheelchair services, attend every meeting. They work proactively with the Forum to understand issues that are raised and ensure that feedback is used to improve the service.
The Integrated Care System also attend the Forum to understand issues and concerns raised where they relate to issues outside of the Wheelchair Service control, such as supply issues and NHS guidance.
Our next hybrid meeting will be held on Wednesday 10th July, 11am – 1pm. A large part of this meeting will be led by the Integrated Care System, as they are at the early stages of preparing to go to tender for the NHS Wheelchair Service in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. AJM Healthcare have a contract that runs to 31st March 2025. The tender process will be to run the service from 1st April 2025.
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8600805759
Meeting ID: 860 080 5759
In-person: City College Peterborough, Brook Street, Peterborough PE1 1TU
Who else comes to our sessions?
- Independent Members – people who use wheelchairs and their carers who provide or manage care and support to family members or friends
- Organisations that represent the views of carers
- Statutory Services – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System which funds the wheelchair service.
- Guest speakers providing information and advice for keeping active, both physically and mentally, and on issues raised by the Forum, such as transport, roads and pavements etc.
“AJM Healthcare puts people at the heart of everything we do and the wheelchair user forums are a great place for us to engage with our service users and for people to share their experiences, good or bad, which enables us to explore key issues in depth. You could also help co-design the wheelchair service and have your say, alongside the people who can action changes. We look forward to meeting you there.”
Get in touch
Contact Graham Lewis, Partnership Development Manager
0330 355 1285
07432 865996