Plan uninterrupted access to mobility, communication, medication and personal support before planning ordinary boxes. Record needs in the removal survey without requiring unnecessary medical disclosure.

Map each stage

Review access at the old home, journey, any overnight stop and new home. Note step-free routes, lifts, door widths, parking, rest areas, toilets, lighting and safe transfer points.

Essential equipment

List equipment that must travel with the person, equipment that needs specialist dismantling and items that can go on the removal vehicle. Confirm who isolates, packs, transports, installs and tests powered or clinical equipment.

Keep critical aids, chargers, medicines and contacts accessible. Arrange a backup for delays or failure.

Briefing the mover

Ask the survey to record extra time, route protection, communication preferences, seating/rest needs, assistance boundaries and the named coordinator. The person moving decides what support is acceptable.

FAQs

How should I plan access to essential equipment?

Create a stage-by-stage handover with named responsibility, transport method, power/charging and backup.

What should the survey record?

Physical access, equipment dimensions, time, parking, communication and any agreed assistance, not irrelevant diagnosis.

Suggested component

Use an Accessible Move Continuity Plan with privacy-minimised needs and responsibility fields.

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