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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 (See under 'Related Documents' below).
• 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 (See Occupational Therapy Services under 'Also see' below).
• 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 (See under 'Related Documents' below).
• 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.

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Contact Us Online

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 and their carers.

Guildhall 1
Kingston
KT1 1EU
Telephone: 020 8547 6364
Fax: 020 8547 6614
Minicom: 020 8547 6615
Email: hdt@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

HIV Services

For all people affected by HIV and their carers.

Guildhall 1
Kingston
KT1 1EU
Telephone: 020 8547 6363
Fax: 020 8547 6614
Email: hdt@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Social Work Team Kingston, Tolworth & Surbiton Hospitals

For people who go to these hospitals and their carers.

Kingston Hospital Galsworthy Road, Kingston KT2 7QB
Telephone: 020 8546 7711 Extension: 2372
Email: hospsw@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Tolworth Hospital Red Lion Road, Surbiton, KT6 7QU
Telephone: 020 8390 0102
Email: hospsw@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Kingston Centre for Independent Living

Kingston Centre for Independent Living is an independent, user-led organisation that has been working for 40 years to empower and support disabled people in the Royal Borough of Kingston. Services and support include:

• Information, advice and support on 'Direct Payments'
• General information and advice on disability issues
• Holiday grants for local disabled people

Kingston Centre for Independent Living
River Reach
31-35 High Street
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1LF
Telephone: 020 8546 9603
Email: enquires@kcil.org.uk
Website: kcil.org.uk

Information and advice

'Stay independent factsheets' - We have produced  several factsheets on key topics for disabled people and older people, for example, 'Help with heating and insulating your home', 'Accessible transport options' and 'Holidays and holiday grants'. (See below under 'Also see').

Information for disabled people - These web pages offer some useful information including information on education and learning, access to leisure and culture and health and social care. (See below under 'Also see').

NHS choices - This is a useful website offering a wide range of health information and advice including medical advice, help to find health services, tips on keeping healthy and some useful guides on several health conditions such as Asthma, Heart disease, Diabetes and Stroke. (See below under 'Related External Links').

Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) - The DLA provides free, impartial advice about all types of equipment for disabled people and older people including stairlifts, walk-in baths, jar openers, tap turners, bath seats walking sticks, wheelchairs, scooters and hoists. (See below under 'Related External Links').

National Centre for Independent Living - The Centre is a useful resource for independent living and direct payments for disabled people and others. (See below under 'Related External Links').