Wheelchairs: Health Services
Commons · Question 111502 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make the recently developed service specification guidelines for wheelchair services mandatory across England.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Feb 2026
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair service...