'Alarming' figures show thousands still waiting too long for wheelchairs

Wheelchair on pavement

Thousands of disabled children who need a wheelchair are still being forced to wait more than four months from the time of their referral to the equipment being delivered, an exclusive HSJ analysis of official data has revealed.

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