Disability Aids: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 120724 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the waiting times for the provision of disability equipment, such as a) wheelchairs, b) hoists and c) grab rails.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Mar 2026
Not all of the data requested is held centrally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, and responsibility for providing equipment and wheelchairs to disabled people typ...