There’s not long left to share your views if you wish to contribute to the consultation on the provision of short term access to wheelchairs.

Jackie Baillie MSP, Labour, is proposing a draft member’s Bill

to create a statutory duty to provide an attendant controlled or occupant propelled manual wheelchair on a short-term basis, free of charge, for people who have a short-term mobility need.

The responses collected will be used to help to develop the  Bill that may go forward.

An individual may have a short-term need for a wheelchair in a wide variety of circumstances; however, the proposed focus of this Bill would be on:

• those who have a medical condition which is having a temporary impact on their mobility
• those who have a permanent need and have been assessed as requiring a wheelchair by an NHS Wheelchair Service but have a short-term wait before they receive their wheelchair.

You can find more information here: Wheelchairs (Short Term Access)

And to respond to the consultation click here: Smart Survey – Wheelchairs 

The consultation closes on 30th of June 2019