Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120724

Disability Aids: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 13 March 2026

Answered: 20 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

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

Dr Zubir Ahmed

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...

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