Disability Aids
Commons · Question 22209 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Ranger
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that specialist powered wheelchairs and essential adaptations are recognised and funded as essential medical equipment.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 14 Sep 2026
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services based on the needs of their local population, including specialist powered wheelchairs.NHS England supports integrated care boards to commission...