Here at Caremed Alrick we offer both options, and whilst purchasing has always been the traditional route, leasing is ever popular in many NHS and private hospital settings.
The benefits of leasing equipment
Speed
Sometimes the process of finding the right multifunctional early mobilisation chair, then getting it signed off internally once the money is obtained is a long and laborious process. Not so with leasing. You can agree a 3 to 5 year term, with or without maintenance included (though the lease does require proof of maintenance) and once procurement or buying team has signed off the leasing forms, we can deliver the chair within the usual production lead time.
Budgets
Leasing can make budgeting easier. We often receive an influx of orders in March before the financial year ends from some Trusts, or the opposite – you can’t spend any money as the budget has already been allocated. With leasing, whilst a regular cost every month, it is a consistent amount, and fixed at the start of the arrangement – so no surprises!
Getting multiple chairs in your setting
Often due to the cost, 1-2 profiling chairs is potentially all some departments can afford. With a 3-5year lease, the costs are spread over a number of months, and so you can afford more chairs. We have just taken an order for 5 chairs on long term lease, the Trust are paying around £4.88( ex VAT) a day for each chair, circa £742 (ex VAT) a month.
Try before you buy
You may be a little unsure as to whether the piece of healthcare equipment is exactly suitable for your unit long term. If that is the case, a short term rental will help you decide whether it is worth investing in long term.
Servicing included
The Mobilise® chairs are manufactured right here in the UK and have been designed, developed and manufactured by us. With annual servicing, they will still be performing the way they should be for years to come. We have a team of technicians who are highly skilled at maintaining and repairing our equipment – which is key for us – rather than trying to sell you something new.
The advantages of purchasing
The chair is yours. For a number of our customers, this is really important. Purchasing a chair with or without the help of a hospital charity, means it will always be yours, and you really don’t need to consider anything else but servicing. A CH4 or CH5 should last 12-15 years, so it’s a great investment.
Personalisation
You can create a chair spec that suits your acute care facility and its patients. This could be that you require different cushioning on the chair, or perhaps you would like the chair in a different colour… or you would like laterals on the chair, its entirely up to you.
No monthly payments
This is quite an obvious one, but the lack of monthly payments and regular conversations with procurement or other colleagues who have to sign it off on a yearly basis is quite an incentive.
