The Harlem Porter healthcare chair has been designed and engineered to be extremely robust and comfortable to meet the needs of those with ataxic movements such as Huntington’s Disease.
However, it would also meet the needs of clients with life limiting conditions, including MND and MS. Due to its enhanced levels of comfort, it could also be used for clients with aching joints, where any movement is painful e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ehlers-Danios syndromes or osteoporosis.
The independent back rest also means that it can meet the needs of semi-ambulant and non-ambulant users, addressing posture and positioning requirements by using the extensive range of additional accessories and features to modify the chair to meet the individual needs of the client. A very versatile porter chair with an extensive range of potential users.
The Harlem Porter healthcare chair is the ideal chair to be used as part of a 24-hour postural care programme, with those clients with skin integrity problems or a history of pressure sores as it can be easily repositioned to allow for optional pressure relief whilst not impacting on their occupational performance, enabling an individual to engage comfortably in tasks they need or want to do.
The Harlem Porter healthcare chair can be used in a number of health and care environments including hospitals, hospices and care homes as well as in domestic situations.
The Harlem Porter healthcare chair is a highly engineered and robust porter chair at the heart of which is comfort and safety. It comes with the following key features as standard. There is the option to purchase additional features and these are detailed in the Optional Accessories Section.
For more information on seating posture and assessment please see our downloadable Clinical Posture Guide in the Brochure Section.
**Please Note: This is a made to order Care Chair**
Key Features:
- Pressure Management Back Cushions
- Pressure Management Seat Cushions
- Seat Angle Adjustment
- Seat Depth Adjustment
- Sliding Footplate
- Heavy-duty push handle
- Castors
- D-Rings
Optional Extras:
- Leg Support Block
- Seat Depth Adjusters
- High Wear Areas
- Headrests
- Lap Strap and Pad
- Coolform Gel on Arm Tops*
- VP Fabric on Arm Top / Inside Arm*
*Please note that some of these additional features will need to be fitted at the point of manufacture*
Back Rest Options:
- Waterfall
- Profile Waterfall - Removable
- Waterfall Lateral - Removable (Not available on small)
- Comfort Lateral - Removable (Not available on small)
- Profile Comfort Lateral - Removable (Not available on small)
- Support lLateral - Removable (Not available on small)
- Profile Support Lateral - Removable (Not available on small)
Specifications:
Small:
- Seat Height: 40.6cm (16")
- Seat Width: 43.2cm (17")
- Seat Depth: 43.2cm - 53.3cm (17" - 21")
- Arm Height 165mm (6.5") (dependent on seat angle)
- Back Height 711mm (28") (dependent on seat angle)
- Overall Height 1143mm (45")
- Overall Width 699mm (27.5"), 749mm (29.5"), 800mm (31.5")
- Overall Length 889mm (35") with handle bar 1041mm (41")
- Max User Weight: 127kg (20 Stone)
Medium:
- Seat Height: 45.7cm (18")
- Seat Width: 48.3cm (19")
- Seat Depth: 53.3cm (21")
- Arm Height 165mm (6.5") (dependent on seat angle)
- Back Height 711mm (28") (dependent on seat angle)
- Overall Height 1143mm (45")
- Overall Width 699mm (27.5"), 749mm (29.5"), 800mm (31.5")
- Overall Length 889mm (35") with handle bar 1041mm (41")
- Max User Weight: 127kg (20 Stone)
Large:
- Seat Height: 50.8cm (20")
- Seat Width: 53.3cm (21")
- Seat Depth: 43.2cm - 53.3cm (17" - 21")
- Arm Height 165mm (6.5") (dependent on seat angle)
- Back Height 711mm (28") (dependent on seat angle)
- Overall Height 1143mm (45")
- Overall Width 699mm (27.5"), 749mm (29.5"), 800mm (31.5")
- Overall Length 889mm (35") with handle bar 1041mm (41")
- Max User Weight: 127kg (20 Stone)
Optional Delivery information:
Standard Delivery: FREE for all orders.
Optional Engineered delivery and set up service is available, you will benefit from a nationwide network of engineers to support warranties with fast service at your home: no need to ship your items back to us for repair. For further information, Click Here or call us on 08006 123454.
Once delivered, the engineer will assemble/install your product, provide you with a full demonstration and answer any questions or queries you may have, all packaging will be removed.
| Product Code | HARLEM23 |
| Manufacturer | Repose Furniture |
| Condition | New |
| Width | 69cm |
| Height | 115cm |
| Depth | 89cm |
VAT relief on products and services for disabled people
VAT is a tax that you pay as a consumer when you buy goods and services in the European Union (EU), including the United Kingdom. In the UK the standard rate for VAT is 20 per cent.
Disabled people don't have to pay VAT when they buy equipment that has been designed solely for disabled people, or on the adaptation of equipment so they can use it.
Also, VAT is not charged on certain services provided to disabled people, including some building work to adapt a disabled person's home and the hire of disability equipment like wheelchairs.
Goods and services on which you don't have to pay VAT are often referred to as 'zero-rated' or 'eligible for VAT relief'. In other words, the rate of VAT that is charged on them is zero.
The rules about VAT reliefs for disabled people are complex. Not everything that is supplied to disabled people is zero-rated for VAT.
Who is eligible for VAT relief
VAT law states that you must be 'chronically sick or disabled' to qualify for VAT relief.
A person is 'chronically sick or disabled' if they:
- Have a physical or mental impairment that has a long-term and severe effect on their ability to carry out everyday activities
- Have a condition that doctors treat as a chronic sickness (like diabetes, for example) or are terminally ill
A person with a temporary injury like a broken leg would not qualify, nor would a frail older person who was otherwise well and non-disabled.
A product or service must also be supplied for the 'personal or domestic use' of a chronically sick or disabled person to qualify for zero-rating. Things not covered by this include:
- Products and services used for business purposes
- Products made widely available for a group of people to use
- Products and services supplied to people who are staying or living in a hospital or nursing home, as part of their medical or surgical treatment or with any form of care
Products that are eligible for VAT relief
Some examples of products that are zero-rated for VAT are:
- Wheelchairs
- Some medical and surgical appliances - like artificial limbs, for example electrically or mechanically adjustable beds chair or stair lifts
- Computer software or hardware designed specifically for disabled people
- Gadgets and devices that are designed solely to make everyday tasks easier for disabled people, like kettle tippers vehicles that have been adapted for use by a disabled wheelchair or stretcher user
Services that are eligible for VAT relief
Services that are eligible for zero-rating include:
- The servicing, maintenance and installation of disability equipment
- Adaptation work on equipment or appliances so a disabled person can use them
- Some building alterations to a disabled person's home
- The hire of qualifying disability equipment
Motor vehicles
If you are a wheelchair or stretcher user, you should not have to pay VAT when you buy a motor vehicle that has been substantially and permanently adapted for your personal use. A wheelchair user is defined as anyone who has to use a wheelchair - powered or manual - in order to be mobile.
Any adaptation work that is done on an unadapted vehicle to make it suitable for a disabled person's condition, whether or not that person is a wheelchair user, is also eligible for zero-rating. However, there is no VAT relief on the purchase of an unadapted vehicle.
For more information, read the notice 'Motor vehicles for disabled people' on the HM Revenue & Customs website.
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Equipment How VAT reliefs work
Before you pay for any product or service, check that it qualifies for zero-rating and that the supplier is registered for VAT.
When you buy a zero-rated product or service, you may have to sign a form declaring that you have a chronic illness or disability and what it is. You must also declare that the product or service is for your own 'personal or domestic use'. The supplier should have copies of this form.
You can then buy the product or service at a price that excludes VAT. You don't have to pay VAT and then reclaim it from the government - it will be taken off the purchase price before you pay.
You can find an example of the declaration form in the 'VAT reliefs for disabled people' notice on the HM Revenue & Customs website.
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More information
You can find out more about VAT reliefs for disabled people on the HM Revenue & Customs website. If you cannot find the answer to your questions there, you can call their Charities Helpline, which covers VAT reliefs for disabled people.
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