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July 2, 2009
Under UK socialized medicine, Disabled children wait up to two years for wheelchairs
Topics: Political News and commentariesAnd the Democrats want this kind of care for our children?
The NHS was told today to stop relying on charities to fill funding gaps after figures revealed many trusts would not pay the full cost of electric wheelchairs for disabled children.Freedom of information figures obtained by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign found children were subject to a postcode lottery in terms of equipment.
Statistics from 54% of NHS trusts in England and Scotland revealed that disabled children in England are forced to wait five months on average for a wheelchair.
The worst performing primary care trust (PCT), East Lancashire, in the north-west of England, had an average wait of two years for an electric wheelchair.
Posted by Abdul at July 2, 2009 5:11 PM
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