Disabled people in England ‘have to wait up to two years for wheelchairs’

Ombudsman's report says delays have profound consequences and limit users' ability to lead independent lives

Disabled people are having to wait up to two years to get a wheelchair because of delays involving NHS bodies and private firms that make them.

The situation is revealed in a report by the parliamentary and health service ombudsman for England, Paula Sussex, who said hold-ups were having profound consequences and limiting wheelchair users' ability to lead independent lives.