Outdoor mobility equipment
If you are having difficult walking either indoors or outdoors, a therapist may recommend the use of an appropriate outdoor walking aid
This may include a 3 or 4 wheel walking aid, also known as a rollator.
Benefits of using a wheeled walker
- increased stability and mobility
- improved confidence to move around independently
- they have an anti-tup design to reduce the risk of tipping over, trips and falls
- some walkers that include a seat built into the frame, which provide opportunities to rest while walking
Purchasing a wheeled walker
Please note East Lothian Rehabilitation Service no longer supplies 3 and 4 wheel outdoor walkers to East Lothian residents.
If you have been assessed as requiring a walking aid, your therapist will provide information about where equipment can be purchased from via various retailers and online sources. A list of suppliers is detailed below.
Getting support to pay for a wheeled walker
Your Attendance Allowance / Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be used to purchase equipment if this is appropriate.
If you are unable to organise purchasing this equipment yourself or you are concerned about insufficient finances to do so these are some of the options that can be considered:
- Support from Volunteer Centre East Lothian for a volunteer to support you in making an order online and/or applying for financial support (Attendance Allowance/PIP).
- Citizens Advice Bureau – 01620 824471
- Financial Inclusion Team within East Lothian Council – 01620 827827
Walking Aid Supplier List
Below is a list of suppliers that provide walking aid equipment.
- Abuzz
Baxter's Wynd, Falkirk, FK1 1ED | 01324 637 704 | www.abuzzmobility.co.uk - Able Care
115 Loch Street, Aberdeen, AB25 1DH | 01224 636 868 | www.ablecare.co.uk - Ableworld
2 Dunnet Way, East Mains Ind Est, Broxburn, EH52 5NN | 01506 856 865 | www.ableworld.co.uk - Albion Mobility
Unit 3, Block 1, Cooperage Way Business Village, Alloa, FK10 3LP | 01259 272 167 | www.albionmobility.co.uk - All Mobility
187 North High Street, Musselburgh, EH21 6AN | 0131 629 0081 | www.all-mobility.co.uk - Allardyce Ltd
Unit 12, Tom Johnston Road, West Pitkerro Ind Est, Dundee DD4 8XD | 01382 773 600 | www.allardycehealthcare.co.uk - Clark Mobility Services
Forth Street Leven, Fife, KY8 4PF | 01333 425 777 | www.clarkmobility.co.uk - Edinburgh Mobility Solutions
2 Henderson Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6BS | 0131 554 3200 | www.nemobility.co.uk - First Aid Medical Mobility
24/3 Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Ind Est, Loanhead EH20 9HX | 0131 440 3929 | www.fastaidproducts.com - Glenmore Healthcare
108 Dalry Road, Edinburgh, Blackburn Road, Bathgate | 0131 337 2333 | www.glenmoremobility.com - Med-Ecosse
Unit 18-19, 32 Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Ind Est, Loanhead | 0131 440 4225 | www.med-ecosse.co.uk - Mobility Matters
2 Argyll Street, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire ML9 3LL | 01698 793 933 | www.mobility-matters.co.uk - Mobility Scotland Ltd
Unit 1, Old Mill Park, Kirkintilloch, G66 1SS | 0141 775 0396 | www.mobilityscotlandltd.co.uk - North East Mobility Solutions
11 Walkergate, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1DB | 01289 331055 | www.nemobility.co.uk - Saltire Mobility
Unit 24, Fisherrow Industrial Estate, Newhailes Road, Mussellburgh EH21 6RU | 0131 629 0081 | www.saltiremobility.co.uk - Thistle Help Mobility and Small Mobility Aids
15 Portland Ave, Irvine, KA12 8NL | 01294 313 369 | www.thistlehelp.co.uk - Wm Munro Rehab
8-10 Dunrobin Court, Clydebank Business Park, Glasgow G81 2QP | 0141 952 2323 | www.wmunro.com