The following chair is our standard chair which can be ordered through procurement: The company UHLG use is Jenkinson's but CCC procurement team will be able to advise on their provider.
CT640-IL-SL-AF Opus Tulip Back standard operators chair, with inflatable lumbar support, seat slide, synchro mechanism, with height and foldaway arms, Xtreme costa fabric or Just colour Vinyl 1
If this chair is not suitable for the user i.e. the seat depth isn't suitable or it can't be adjusted to their anthropometric measurements then we would recommend that the following chair is procured and this can be ordered on a try before buy purchase basis, please liaise with procurement to arrange this. This will suitable a large range of users due to its adjustability. The company is Jenkinson's and a trail before you can be arranged.
JP300-PF-AF Posture 300 with memory foam seat, seat slide, height and foldaway arms, Xtreme costa fabric or Just colour Vinyl 1
N.B: Please specify whether the chair is required in vinyl for clinical areas or fabric and please specify the floor type as different casters will be required based on the floor type.
It is important to remember though that there is no piece of equipment that replaces the benefit of frequent micro-breaks and movement from the workstation (a wireless headset will facilitate it though!). The law says employers must plan work so there are breaks or changes of activity for employees who are DSE users. There is no legal guidance about how long and how often breaks should be for DSE work. It depends on the kind of work you are doing however out clinical advice would be to take short breaks often, rather than longer ones less often. For example 5 minutes movement away from the task to complete another task every hour is better than 15 minutes every 2 hours. Completed regular stretches and position changes is also valuable to lesson the risk of injury from a sustained posture.