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<p>In England, local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning
wheelchair services for their local populations and funding for these services is
determined locally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s wheelchair operational data collection
is designed to enable the gathering and dissemination of data that can be used for
benchmarking and improving the commissioning of wheelchair services and outcomes for
wheelchair users. The data collection, which has been undertaken since July 2015,
is available as an online only resource.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is setting targets
for CCGs for improvements in wheelchair provision. In the planning guidance issued
to the National Health Service in September 2016, CCGs have been asked to describe
how they will halve the number of children waiting 18 weeks or more by Q4 2017/18
and eliminate 18 week waits for wheelchairs by the end of 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>As
part of comprehensive plans for the expansion of personal budgets, a specific personal
health budget for wheelchair users has been developed. The personal wheelchair budget
model introduces potential for using wider-system resources to support individuals’
whole needs. For example, individuals can use a personal wheelchair budget to provide
for a higher specification wheelchair to maximise their independence.</p>
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