About Us

Huxstep Care Services was setup in 1999 as a home care service for those that needed it providing one to one care on a personal basis. During this time clients were asking if they knew anyone who would be prepared to take them out for shopping trips, doctors, hospitals, dental appointments and family visits. At the time the idea of disabled taxi services were few and far between. I needed something that other services could not provide. The idea came when I had heard about vehicles that were adapted for wheelchair users. On investigation and after a lot of research I found several companies that would build a vehicle to suit my needs. It was decided that I would choose Atlas conversions who were based in Portsmouth at that time. So the Renault Kangoo was purchased in October 2001 and used to transport the disabled, As an experienced special needs nurse and having nursing as my background and being a member of the St John ambulance many of my clients needed that extra service I felt I needed to provide more and so the vehicle became equipped with various pieces of medical equipment such as oxygen, suction unit, nebuliser and E-lap seat as well as many other items. Business got off to a flying start, then I approached the Hospitals in the local area offering my services for transport for patients that needed to be discharged and were unable to get home because they were either immobile or in a wheelchair. After a time the question started coming can you transport stretcher patients, and of course the answer was no. this carried on more and more to the point where jobs were turned down, I needed to do something. Back to research looking around for ambulances looking at prices, it was decided in the end to purchase a new one, “where do I go?” Atlas Conversions came to the rescue again. I purchased the Renault master ambulance conversion. Who is going to man it? Two staff were employed as well as my husband Ian who was in full time employment elsewhere but was able to help out evenings and weekends. Not only did Ian help out he also was the “techno” man, with his computer skills together with his St John ambulance background. With my extra staff business expanded. The ambulance work really took off. Unfortunately with the introduction of the disability act within the Taxi service many more taxis began to take on fleets of wheelchair friendly vehicles although not medically equipped. This affected our business with the cost of private hire licensing and taxis being a cheaper alternative we felt that the “recreational visits” became less. Therefore it was decided to withdraw the private hire from the Kangoo and concentrate on the Private Ambulance side , whilst working for local hospitals, ambulance services. In the last year work has increased to the point where we have now purchased a new ambulance

Members of the

British Ambulance Association

www.baa999.co.uk

Tel: 01202 571662
Fax 01202 577983
Mobile : 07941469019

20, Tedder Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH11 8BU

24 Hour Answering Service

                                                             

Email mobility@huxstepcare.co.uk