A healthcare equipment service contract covers the servicing and maintenance of pieces of care equipment – like hoist systems or care beds.

Going back to the car example, you can think of a service contract as a combination of breakdown cover and your annual service

If something goes wrong with your healthcare equipment, then you can ring your service contract provider to arrange a repair (like breakdown cover). Your provider will also carry out scheduled checks on your equipment to prevent issues arising in the first place and perform maintenance work to increase the overall life cycle of the equipment (like an annual service).