Skills for People helps disabled children and adults and their families to be in control and to have better lives. We also work with children with special educational needs.

We offer help with planning, meeting other disabled people and their families, advocacy, advocacy groups, social activities, self help meetings and individual development. We work with people who have an individual budget and those who do not.

Specialist Rehabilitation Services

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability. We deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people, and their families.

Newcastle City Loan Equipment Service (NCLES) provides equipment to support adults and children with their daily living and nursing needs in their own homes.

We are the main provider of this service in Newcastle

What does the service do?

We install, maintain, repair, decontaminate and recycle a wide range of equipment. 

We also provide a technical advice service and carry out risk-assessments with medical and care professionals, both in-store and in people’s homes.

The type of equipment we supply includes: