Disability Services
Helping you stay independent
Our Services and Support
We offer many different services and types of support for people with a physical disability, a health problem and those affected by HIV and their carers living in the Royal Borough of Kingston. We can provide:
- Practical help in your home, including a laundry service
- Help with your personal care, such as getting up, dressed and having a bath
- Help to support you carry out parental tasks if you are disabled mum or dad
- Day services providing recreational and educational opportunities
- Direct Payments - money to arrange and manage your own services and support instead of receiving a service from us
- Information and advice on managing difficulties caused by a lack of ability or disability, equipment to help you with daily living tasks and personal care, adaptations to your home including grab rails, stair rails, ramps, lifts, bathrooms, showers and wheelchair access.
- Services to help those who support and look after you to take a short break
- Meals delivered to your home
- Freedom Travel Passes , Taxi cards, and Blue Badge parking permits
- Residential and Nursing Home Care if this is more suitable than living in your own home
- Help for people in hospital to return to the community
- 'Careline' emergency telephone alarm system
Getting a service
Before we can offer you our services we will need to talk to you about your care and support needs. This is called an assessment. We only provide services to people who have or are soon likely to have 'Critical' or 'Substantial' needs. Our leaflet called 'Helping adults keep safe and independent' tells you more about our services and how we decide who we help.
Contact Details
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If you want to speak to someone in person for more information and advice, please contact one of our teams:
Health and Disability Services
For people with a physical disability or health problem.
39 Surbiton Road, Kingston KT1 2HG.
Phone: 020 8547 6364
Minicom: 020 8547 6615
Email: hdt@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
HIV Services
For all people affected by HIV.
39 Surbiton Road, Kingston. KT1 2HG.
Telephone: 020 8547 6363
Email: hai@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Social Work Team Kingston, Tolworth & Surbiton Hospital
For people who go to these hospitals.
Kingston Hospital Galsworthy Road, Kingston KT2 7QB. Phone: 020 8546 7711 Extension: 3505 or 3508
Tolworth Hospital Red Lion Road, Surbiton, KT6 7QU
Telephone: 020 8390 0102
Email: hospsw@rbk.kingston.gov.uk