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Buying a mobility vehicle: A guide to helping you make an informed choice
Buying a mobility vehicle: A guide to helping you make an informed choice

Mobility vehicles can improve your independence and lifestyle, enabling you to travel from your home, around your local community, and further afield. Making the right decision The ...

How to access a wheelchair or mobility scooter
How to access a wheelchair or mobility scooter

Need a wheelchair or mobility scooter? Not sure where to go and how to get one? Do you know your options? When you find yourself or ...

Using a tourniquet: A guide to haemorrhage control pathway
Using a tourniquet: A guide to haemorrhage control pathway

The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has published a helpful guide on using a tourniquet. This advice is about the haemorrhage control pathway following a ...

Personal wheelchair budgets: An introduction to using your NHS wheelchair funding
Personal wheelchair budgets: An introduction to using your NHS wheelchair funding

Since December 2019, people who access NHS wheelchair services in England now have a legal right to a personal wheelchair budget (PWB). A PWB is ...

An introduction to understanding standards
An introduction to understanding standards

We all come across items in our daily lives that are regulated by standards, even if we do not know it. Meeting standards leads to ...

Measuring a walking aid: Everything you need to know to measure a walking aid correctly
Measuring a walking aid: Everything you need to know to measure a walking aid correctly

This document was created in association with NHS Supply Chain and is endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. View and download this guidance as a ...