The Posture and Mobility Centre (PMC) is a wheelchair equipment service for clients who have a GP in the Bury or Rochdale area. We have a strict commissioned remit for this provision. Please see drop down boxes below to find out more.
PMC can only provide to people who are registered with a HMR or Bury GP.
PMC are commissioned to provide a wheelchair when:
- It is needed as a client’s primary form of indoor mobility at home or;
- It is required to access statutory education/ paid employment/ formal day centre provision for 15 or more hours per week
As long as this commissioned criteria is met we assess and support clients of any age and with any diagnosis
If you are not known to our service, you will need a referral completing by:
a) a registered medical professional e.g. doctor / nurse or;
b) a registered health care professional e.g. physio / occupational Therapist
Once the referral is completed, they will need to send this to our service as guided on the referral form
If you are known to our service already you can self-refer by calling our office on 0161 206 0485
You will find PMC on the corner of Cross Street and Green Lane in Heywood, opposite the industrial park.
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Free parking is available directly outside the building for both blue badge and non-blue badge holders or there is free on road parking available also.
If you require patient transport services to bring you to your clinic appointment you will find information on how to book this via telephone on your appointment letter or book online Patient Transport Service (PTS) - NWAS - North West Ambulance Service.
Laura - PMC Service Lead video
Boney and Rach - PMC Therapists video
Hannah and Wendy - PMC technical instructors video
Mark - PMC Engineer video
Diane - PMC technician video
Steve - PMC Stores video
Lesley and Zoe - PMC admin video
For any clinical input we will advise whether we need to see you within our clinic or within a community setting. This is determined by clinical assessment need. If you are feeling unwell before your assessment with PMC please call to let us know.
If you are attending our clinic, please see the following videos for information before you arrive.
Entering Callaghan house video
Clinic appointment video
If we are seeing you within a community setting, we will guide whether we are visiting in the morning or the afternoon. If it is a morning visit, we will usually arrive sometime between 9.30am - 11.30am and if it is an afternoon visit we will usually arrive sometime between 1.15pm - 3.30pm. During the visit if it is an initial assessment, we will check your demographic information, we will discuss anticipated use of a wheelchair, we will discuss clinical information relevant to your wheelchair needs, we may complete a postural assessment if this is required and we may need to measure your home.
Please note - your clinic or home visit could be completed with one or two members of the PMC team and they could be male or female. Please contact us if you have any concerns before your clinical input. If you require a chaperone when you attend our clinic, please advise this at reception.
If, after your assessment with PMC, you meet our criteria for provision you will be offered a number of options in terms of wheelchair funding:f, after your assessment with PMC, you meet our criteria for provision you will be offered a number of options in terms of wheelchair funding:
| Option | What is provided | Cost | Repairs |
| Option 1: Personal Wheelchair Budget | NHS Wheelchair will be provided | No cost to you | All repairs are carried out by the NHS |
| Option 2:Personal Wheelchair Budget with contribution | NHS Wheelchair will be provided but with added upgrades chosen by you | No cost for the NHS Wheelchair but the additional upgrade costs are paid for by you | All repairs are carried out for the items provided by the NHS. Any upgrade repairs will be at your cost. |
| Option 3: Third Party Personal Wheelchair Budget | Following assessment, you identify a wheelchair from the retail market which suits your assessed needs | You will receive a wheelchair budget which is calculated to the value of the wheelchair that would have been issued to you by the NHS. This includes a maintenance contribution. Any costs over this are to be paid for by you. | All repairs are your responsibility. The chair is expected to last you for 5 years. (3 years for children). |
Folding/unfolding manual wheelchair video
Cleaning wheelchair
In/out car video
Powered wheelchair management video
Powered wheelchair charging video
Foam cushion maintenance video
Hoisting in video
Hoisting out video
Ottobock covers video
Following provision of equipment from PMC, if you have any queries, please contact our assessment centre on 0161 206 0485 or you can access certain information on company websites.
Please see below for links to the main companies PMC source wheelchair equipment from.
Invacare - Invacare GB
Sunrise Medical - Wheelchairs, Seating & Mobility Scooters | Sunrise Medical
Ottobock - Welcome to Ottobock UK
Tendercare – tendercareltd.com
RHealthcare – UK provider of manual wheelchair products and spares
Etac – Etac - A world-leading developer of assistive devices | UK